Defiler of Instinct 
Creature — Phyrexian Kavu4/4
Oracle text (EN)
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.
Printing details
- Set
- DMU · 119
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Released
- 2022-09-09
- Prices
- €0.36 · $0.39
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €0.37 | €0.49 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.36 | €0.49 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.40 | €0.47 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.38 | €0.47 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.37 30-day avg €0.42 | low – trend €0.64 30-day avg €0.67 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.49 with Zero from €0.49 | NM from €0.60 with Zero from €0.60 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.27 | NM from €0.60 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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You may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.
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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!