Spinal Parasite {5}
Artifact Creature - Insect
Sunburst
Remove two +1/+1 counters from Spinal Parasite: Remove a counter from target permanent.
Remove two +1/+1 counters from Spinal Parasite: Remove a counter from target permanent.
-1/-1
Details
- Artist: Cyril Van Der Haegen
- Collector Number: 155
- Available foil and nonfoil
- Rarity: uncommon
- Released: 2004-06-04
- Set: Fifth Dawn
Legalities
- legal Commander
- legal Duel Commander
- legal Legacy
- legal Mirrodin Block
- legal Modern
- legal Penny Dreadful
- legal Vintage
Rulings
- 2004-12-01 Any permanent is a legal target for Spinal Parasite's ability, not just one with a counter on it. The player who controls Spinal Parasite chooses which counter to remove from the targeted permanent.
- 2004-12-01 If Spinal Parasite is a 1/1 because it has two +1/+1 counters on it, you can remove both counters to pay for its activated ability.
- 2004-12-01 Yes, this card's base power/toughness is -1/-1. If it has five +1/+1 counters on it, it's a 4/4 creature.
Links
Printings
- Fifth Dawn (uncommon)
Card is in preconstructed decks:
- Fifth Dawn Foil Redemption (Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption)
- Fifth Dawn Redemption (Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption)
- Sunburst (Fifth Dawn Theme Deck)
Foreign names
- 脊椎寄生虫
- Rückgratsschmarotzer
- Parasite spinal
- Parassita Spinale
- 脊髄寄生虫
- Parasita Espinal
- Parásito espinal