Defiler of Faith
Dominaria United 385 • rare
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Collector number
- 385
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Magali Villeneuve
- Market price
- $0.97
What it does
Vigilance
As an additional cost to cast white permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost white mana less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of white mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a white permanent spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Defiler of Faith was released in the 2022 Magic: The Gathering expansion Dominaria United. The card is part of a cycle of five 'Defiler' creatures, each aligned with a color of mana, designed to mechanically represent the corrupting influence of the Phyrexians as they staged an invasion of the plane of Dominaria. The set was created to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the game, explicitly leaning into the nostalgia of the iconic setting's history and the return of the franchise's most persistent antagonists.
The artwork was illustrated by Campbell White, who leaned into the dark, biomechanical aesthetic synonymous with the Phyrexians. The design focuses on a white-aligned cleric twisted by Phyrexian oil, utilizing a stark color palette to emphasize the unsettling integration of living tissue and cold metal. Upon its release, the card was evaluated by the community primarily for its synergy in aggressive decks, where its ability to reduce the casting cost of permanent spells provided a significant tempo advantage.
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