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Spinal Parasite

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Artifact Creature — Insect

5DNFifth Dawn#155uncommon
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 1283
Illustrator
Cyril Van Der Haegen
Found in
Fifth Dawn Theme Deck Sunburst · Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Sunburst (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) Remove two +1/+1 counters from this creature: Remove a counter from target permanent.
-1/-1
Sunburst

Plays as: Color Matters · Counter Payoff · Counter Placer

Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-11.5%
$0.23
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.37
$0.35 low$0.27 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.23· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest Dec 1, 2004 · one tap opens all
  • WotCDec 1, 2004

    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.

  • WotCDec 1, 2004

    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.

  • WotCDec 1, 2004

    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.

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