Defiler of Instinct Price
5 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2022
Defiler of Instinct has been printed 5 times across 3 sets, first in 2022 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Dominaria United #119 at $0.41, while the most expensive is Dominaria United Promos #119s at $1.85 — about 5× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.72. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 5x historically, most recently in 2023 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Defiler of Instinct Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominaria United #119 (R) Cheapest | 2022 | $0.41 | $0.03 |
| Dominaria United #406 (R) | 2022 | $0.65 | — |
| Dominaria United Promos #119p (R) | 2022 | $0.78 | $0.10 |
| Dominaria United Promos #119s (R) Foil | 2022 | $1.85 | — |
| Magic Online Promos #103446 (R) | 2023 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsYou may only pay the additional cost once per permanent spell.
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!