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"Find me cards equivalent to: Defiler of Instinct"

Cards equivalent to Defiler of Instinct (red, similar cost reduction/life for effect):

  • Defiler of Instinct
  • Birgi, God of Storytelling (makes red spells cheaper while giving mana—doesn't use life, but also supports red spellcasting)
  • Embermaw Hellion (doesn’t reduce spell cost, but increases red source damage—similar burn utility)
  • Chandra, Pyromaster (provides repeatable damage effect tied to red spells, but as a planeswalker)


Reason: True equivalents are rare; Defiler of Instinct is unique with its Phyrexian life-to-mana mechanic, so I included other red cards that reward casting red spells or reduce red spell costs.

Found Cards

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Chandra, Pyromaster

Defiler of Instinct

Embermaw Hellion

Chandra, Pyromaster #132 Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra

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Rarity: Mythic
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: /
Types:
  • Planeswalker
    • SubTypes:
  • Chandra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Because you're casting the copies "without paying their mana costs," you can't pay any alternative costs for the copies. You can pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the copies have any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
  • If the copied card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value when casting the copies.
  • If the first ability resolves but the damage is prevented or redirected, the target creature still won't be able to block that turn.
  • If you exile a land card using the second ability, you may play that land only if you have any available land plays. Normally, this means you can play the land only if you haven't played a land yet that turn.
  • In the third ability, "exiled this way" means the cards you just exiled because of that ability resolving. Cards exiled with the second ability or with previous activations of the third ability don't count.
  • The card exiled by the second ability is exiled face up. Playing it follows the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if it's a creature card, you can cast it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
  • To activate the first ability, you must target a player but you can choose to not target any creatures.
  • While casting the copies created by the third ability, timing restrictions based on the card's type (such as creature or sorcery) are ignored. Other restrictions, such as "Cast [this spell] only during combat," are not.
  • While resolving the third ability, you create the copies of the card in exile and cast them from exile. You can cast zero, one, two, or all three copies. The card itself isn't cast. It remains exiled.

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    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD / 6.99 USD
    Manapool 0.41 USD / 2.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.97 EUR / 3.03 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.47 USD / 3.89 USD

    Legalities

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    Text


    +1 Chandra deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and 1 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. That creature can't block this turn.
    0 Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
    −7 Exile the top ten cards of your library. Choose an instant or sorcery card exiled this way and copy it three times. You may cast the copies without paying their mana costs.

    Defiler of Instinct #119p Creature — Phyrexian Kavu

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 4/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Kavu
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

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

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    Cardmarket / 1.05 EUR 0.48 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 1.99 USD 1.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.94 USD 1.05 USD
    Manapool 1.04 USD / 0.65 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    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.

    Embermaw Hellion #141 Creature — Hellion

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 4/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hellion
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Trample

    Rules

  • Embermaw Hellion’s last ability doesn’t cause Embermaw Hellion to deal damage; it affects the amount of damage dealt by the original red source.
  • If the player or permanent being dealt damage is also affected by a damage prevention effect, that player or the controller of that permanent can apply that effect and Embermaw Hellion’s effect in any order. If all of the damage is prevented, Embermaw Hellion’s effect can’t apply to it.
  • Multiple Embermaw Hellions are cumulative. If you control two of them, you’ll add 2 to the damage dealt by another red source you control. In this case, you would also add 1 to the damage dealt by either Embermaw Hellion.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 0.69 USD 0.25 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.82 EUR 0.19 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 0.99 USD 0.49 USD
    Manapool / 0.64 USD 0.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) If another red source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 to that permanent or player instead.