Spinal Parasite
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Set5DN
Collector #155
Released2004-06-04
Rarityuncommon
ArtistCyril Van Der Haegen
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Spinal Parasite

UncommonMV 5
Artifact Creature — Insect
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
Keywords
Sunburst
Card capabilities
ArtifactCreature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (3)
wotc1 Dec 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.
wotc1 Dec 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.
wotc1 Dec 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.