Defiler of Vigor
Defiler of Vigor: Creature - Phyrexian Wurm, Dominaria United. Trample. As an additional cost to cast green permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Phyrexian Wurm
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 6/6
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Dominaria United (DMU)
- Released
- 2022-09-09
- Collector number
- 160
- Artist
- Chase Stone
- Commander rank
- 1,598 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Trample
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About Defiler of Vigor
Defiler of Vigor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Dominaria United (DMU), an expansion set released in September 2022. It is collector number 160 in that set, with art by Chase Stone. It costs {3}{G}{G} (three generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.80 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Trample
As an additional cost to cast green permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {G} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of green mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a green permanent spell, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.80 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Defiler of Vigor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Defiler of Vigor
Defiler of Vigor has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #103464 | Rare | 2023 |
| Dominaria United (DMU) #412 | Rare | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #160p | Rare | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #160s | Rare | 2022 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Defiler of Vigor, newest first.
- 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.
Similar cards
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