Defiler of Instinct
~$0.41 low · ~$1.85 high
Red. Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
Dominaria United #119 · Illustrated by Steven Belledin
Dominaria United #119 · Illustrated by Steven BelledinWhat is Defiler of Instinct worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
First strike
As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost 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
Format legality
All 4 printings of Defiler of Instinct
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominaria United dmu #119· 2022rare· Cardmarket €0.47 · €0.84 foil | rare | $0.41 | $0.42 | €0.47€0.84 foil | |
 Dominaria United dmu #406· 2022Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.97 · €1.00 foil | rare | $0.65 | $0.82 | €0.97€1.00 foil | |
 Dominaria United Promos pdmu #119p· 2022Promorare· Cardmarket €0.69 · €0.88 foil | rare | $0.78 | $0.94 | €0.69€0.88 foil | |
 Dominaria United Promos pdmu #119s· 2022Promorare· Cardmarket €1.32 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $1.85 | €1.32 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #4,953 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- First strike
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dominaria United card (#119).
119 · DMU · R · EN
- 119Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- DMUSet code for Dominaria United
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (2)
2022-09-09
You may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.
2022-09-09
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!
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