wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #155
Spinal Parasite
5dn·#155·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen
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wishlisted
Jun '04
22 yr ago
Value
$0.23+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.23 · low $0.23
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.06TIX0.04 tixUSD$0.23
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #25,811 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
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
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
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.
wotc
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.
Context
Last observed at $0.23, stable around $0.23 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.23 across 43 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 30 minutes ago at $0.23.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from 5DN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Fifth Dawn* (released June 2004).
Card #155 in Fifth Dawn.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Artifact Creature — Insect. Mana cost: {5} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Sunburst.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #25,811 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Cyril Van Der Haegen. Rarix tracks 175 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen
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