Defiler of Flesh

Defiler of Flesh

Creature — Phyrexian Horror

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Menace
As an additional cost to cast black permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {B} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of black mana you pay.

static — costs {B} less

Whenever you cast a black permanent spell, target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains menace until end of turn.

triggered — gives +1/+1

triggered — grants a keyword

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, a creature is cast, an enchantment is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a creature it makes cheaper to cast, an artifact it makes cheaper to cast, an enchantment it makes cheaper to cast, a planeswalker it makes cheaper to cast, a battle it makes cheaper to cast.

Works well with

cast a battle — 100 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Author of Shadows — When Author of Shadows is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  2. Tinybones, the Pickpocket — When Tinybones, the Pickpocket is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  3. Invasion of Ulgrotha // Grandmother Ravi Sengir — When Invasion of Ulgrotha // Grandmother Ravi Sengir is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  4. Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch — When Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  5. Black Widow, Super Spy — When Black Widow, Super Spy is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  6. Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead — When Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  7. Invasion of Eldraine // Prickle Faeries — When Invasion of Eldraine // Prickle Faeries is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  8. Arvinox, the Mind Flail — When Arvinox, the Mind Flail is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1

92 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast a planeswalker — 361 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Professor Onyx — When Professor Onyx is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  2. Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted — When Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  3. Liliana, Dreadhorde General — When Liliana, Dreadhorde General is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  4. Liliana, Death's Majesty — When Liliana, Death's Majesty is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  5. Liliana, the Necromancer — When Liliana, the Necromancer is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  6. Liliana, Death Wielder — When Liliana, Death Wielder is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  7. Liliana, Death Mage — When Liliana, Death Mage is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  8. Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer — When Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  9. Liliana Vess — When Liliana Vess is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  10. Lolth, Spider Queen — When Lolth, Spider Queen is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1

351 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Horror deals combat damage — 382 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When Defiler of Flesh deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

  1. Vulpine Harvester — When Defiler of Flesh attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back

a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

  1. Darksteel Splicer — When Defiler of Flesh enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When Defiler of Flesh enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

cast an enchantment — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Tinybones Joins Up — When Tinybones Joins Up is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  2. Trespasser's Curse — When Trespasser's Curse is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  3. Carnival of Souls — When Carnival of Souls is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  4. Jaws of Defeat — When Jaws of Defeat is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  5. Dragon Shadow — When Dragon Shadow is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  6. Death Match — When Death Match is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  7. Necromantic Thirst — When Necromantic Thirst is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  8. Binding Agony — When Binding Agony is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  9. Spiteful Shadows — When Spiteful Shadows is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  10. Ragged Veins — When Ragged Veins is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1

3,663 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast an artifact — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Whispersteel Dagger — When Whispersteel Dagger is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  2. Requiem Monolith — When Requiem Monolith is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  3. Bio-Asset Allocator — When Bio-Asset Allocator is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  4. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Hive Mind Coprocessor is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  5. Rev, Tithe Extractor — When Rev, Tithe Extractor is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  6. Wand of Orcus — When Wand of Orcus is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  7. Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound — When Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  8. Pact Weapon — When Pact Weapon is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  9. Drossclaw — When Drossclaw is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1
  10. Vorpal Sword — When Vorpal Sword is cast, Defiler of Flesh gives +1/+1

3,673 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact it makes cheaper to cast — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

Defiler of Flesh reduces what:

  1. Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate — costs
  2. In the Pale Moonlight — costs
  3. Vraska, Relic Seeker — costs
  4. Age of Ultron — costs
  5. Sidequest: Hunt the Mark // Yiazmat, Ultimate Mark — costs
  6. Avengers: Under Siege — costs

4,525 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

When Defiler of Flesh attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

496 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

When Defiler of Flesh attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Jolene, Plundering Pugilist — makes a token
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

871 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

When Defiler of Flesh blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  7. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  9. Dwindle — kills a creature
  10. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

132 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

When Defiler of Flesh attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature it makes cheaper to cast — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. The Rani — Defiler of Flesh reduces what The Rani costs
  2. Kaito, Dancing Shadow — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Kaito, Dancing Shadow costs
  3. Jared Carthalion — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Jared Carthalion costs
  4. Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast costs
  5. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky costs
  6. Hidden Stockpile — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Hidden Stockpile costs
  7. Parasitic Implant — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Parasitic Implant costs
  8. Biotransference — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Biotransference costs
  9. Robot Domination — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Robot Domination costs
  10. Teval's Judgment — Defiler of Flesh reduces what Teval's Judgment costs
  11. Bontu's Monument — Bontu's Monument reduces what Defiler of Flesh costs
  12. Heartless Summoning — Heartless Summoning reduces what Defiler of Flesh costs
  13. Herald's Horn — Herald's Horn reduces what Defiler of Flesh costs

19,383 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it boosts — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Vanquisher's Banner — Vanquisher's Banner gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  2. Vibrating Sphere — Vibrating Sphere gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  3. Raiders' Spoils — Raiders' Spoils gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  4. Paragon of Open Graves — Paragon of Open Graves gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  5. Chronicle of Victory — Chronicle of Victory gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  6. Door of Destinies — Door of Destinies gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  7. Infinite Hourglass — Infinite Hourglass gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  8. Icon of Ancestry — Icon of Ancestry gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  9. Caged Sun — Caged Sun gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats
  10. Gauntlet of Power — Gauntlet of Power gives Defiler of Flesh bigger stats

19,382 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants abilities to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Corrosive Mentor — Corrosive Mentor gives Defiler of Flesh wither
  2. Filth — Filth gives Defiler of Flesh swampwalk
  3. Echo Circlet — Echo Circlet gives Defiler of Flesh an extra ability
  4. Vanguard's Shield — Vanguard's Shield gives Defiler of Flesh an extra ability
  5. Akroma's Memorial — Akroma's Memorial gives Defiler of Flesh first strike, flying, haste, protection, trample and vigilance

19,387 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies speed increase to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Thousand-Year Elixir — Thousand-Year Elixir gives Defiler of Flesh haste

19,391 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it applies extra combat to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Swinging Ship — Swinging Ship gives Defiler of Flesh its extra combat

19,391 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature it grants types to — 19,392 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Amorphous Axe — Amorphous Axe gives Defiler of Flesh an extra creature type
  2. Runed Stalactite — Runed Stalactite gives Defiler of Flesh an extra creature type

19,390 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

When Defiler of Flesh enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

3,031 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Defiler of Flesh is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Defiler of Flesh enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

688 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.