---
name: "Depth Defiler"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Eldrazi"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Devoid", "Kicker"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "58"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tuan Duong Chu"
oracle_id: "8ca4ca66-30b1-4074-a2e3-545b7682381b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/depth-defiler-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Depth Defiler
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Eldrazi
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/5
- **Keywords:** Devoid, Kicker

## Oracle Text
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Kicker {C} (You may pay an additional {C} as you cast this spell.)
When you cast this spell, choose one. If it was kicked, choose both instead.
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.
• Target player draws two cards, then discards a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dread Defiler](/printing/dread-defiler-pogw.md) — Creature — Eldrazi
2. [Oracle of Dust](/printing/oracle-of-dust-bfz.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Processor
3. [Voidpouncer](/printing/voidpouncer-mh3.md) — Creature — Eldrazi
4. [Eldrazi Displacer](/printing/eldrazi-displacer-m3c.md) — Creature — Eldrazi
5. [Cryptic Cruiser](/printing/cryptic-cruiser-bfz.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Processor
6. [Wastescape Battlemage](/printing/wastescape-battlemage-mh3.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #58
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tuan Duong Chu
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`