MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #103446

Defiler of Instinct

DIGITAL ONLY

prm·#103446·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Steven Belledin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '23

3 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,599 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.34

Nonfoil$0.34

Gameplay

Creature — Phyrexian Kavu

First strike As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {R} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of red mana you pay. Whenever you cast a red permanent spell, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.

4/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2022-09-09wotc

You may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.

2022-09-09wotc

Some players may make the mental shortcut that the Defilers effectively turn one of the colored mana symbols in the spell’s cost into a Phyrexian colored mana symbol. Despite the similarity in function, this ability does not cause the spells to have Phyrexian mana symbols in their costs. Sorry, Rage Extractor!

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PRM — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #103446 of *Magic Online Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the January 2023 Magic Online release.

Card type: Creature — Phyrexian Kavu, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{R}{R} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: First strike.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,599 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Steven Belledin. Rarix catalogs 915 other cards credited to this artist.