Spinal Parasite

Fifth Dawn • #155 • uncommon

Artifact Creature — Insect |

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Live Value $0.17

Foil Multiplier: 2.18x

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Spinal Parasite

Fifth Dawn • #155 • uncommon

Current Valuation

$0.17

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Rarity

uncommon

Set Origin

5DN

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#26,692

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Artifact Creature — Insect

Color Identity Colorless

Power / Toughness -1 / -1

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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.

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Official Judge Precedents

3 Precedents

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.

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

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2004-06-04

Set Name: Fifth Dawn

Artist Reference: Cyril Van Der Haegen

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing