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 {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.

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$0.44

EDHREC rank

#4853

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Pioneer

Legal

Modern

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Commander

Legal

Rulings

9 Sept 2022

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

9 Sept 2022

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!