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Defiler of Instinct

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Defiler of Instinct

Creature — Phyrexian Kavu

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.

$0.43

Commander: LegalModern: Legal

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Ability tags

Triggered

Mana costs

× 2

Creature kinds

KavuPhyrexian

Color identity

R

Keyword tags

First Strike

Mana value

Mana value 4

Theme tags

Burn

Timing tags

Timing Sorcery

Type tags

Creature

Ability classification

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Unavailable
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34,605
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0
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0
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0
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0

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Unavailable
Catalog cards
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Classified
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Printings
SetLanguageCollectorReleasedRarityPrice
Magic Online Promosen1034462023-02-05rare—
Dominaria Unitedde1192022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Uniteden1192022-09-09rare$0.43
Dominaria Unitedzhs1192022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedes1192022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedfr1192022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedpt1192022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedit1192022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedzhs4062022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Uniteden4062022-09-09rare$0.68
Dominaria Unitedja4062022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedja1192022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedfr4062022-09-09rare—
Dominaria United Promosen119p2022-09-09rare$0.77
Dominaria United Promosen119s2022-09-09rare—
Dominaria Unitedde4062022-09-09rare—