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Defiler of Instinct

· Creature — Phyrexian Kavu · Dominaria United (DMU)

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Times Brought

168

Decks Running

In Decks

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Decklist Inclusion

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Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Showing 1v1 (duel) data only. 1v1 is a different format from multiplayer Commander, so these numbers are not comparable.

Card text

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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Dominaria United (DMU) · Rare · Illustrated by Steven Belledin

Final zone distribution

29 instances

24.1%

Battlefield

41.4%

Graveyard

34.5%

Hand

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno 17 decks
2 Tannuk, Steadfast Second 8 decks
3 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power 4 decks
4 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh // Chandra, Roaring Flame 3 decks
5 Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph 3 decks
6 Rowan, Scion of War 3 decks
7 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 2 decks
8 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus 2 decks
9 Abaddon the Despoiler 1 decks
10 Animar, Soul of Elements 1 decks

The "good card" funnel

169 brought · 60 players

Brought to game

169

Ever drawn

Reached battlefield

Still on board at game end

Frequently Asked

Why isn't there more data on this card?

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How is Playgroup Live card data collected?

Players using Playgroup Live import their decklists before a game and log card actions as they play. Each cast, zone change, and resolution is recorded as a real game event. Stats on this site are computed from those events, not from decklist scrapes or theorycrafting. Playgroup has recorded 760,000+ Commander games overall, and this card-level play data comes from the Playgroup Live seats playing virtual cards, a subset of that corpus.