---
name: "Invader Parasite"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Insect"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Imprint"]
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "fe4c0dc1-f6a9-4828-9c19-4239c4f955a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/invader-parasite-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Invader Parasite
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Imprint

## Oracle Text
Imprint — When this creature enters, exile target land.
Whenever a land an opponent controls with the same name as the exiled card enters, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Petravark](/printing/petravark-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Beast
2. [Phyrexian Ingester](/printing/phyrexian-ingester-nph.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Beast
3. [Petradon](/printing/petradon-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Beast
4. [Army Ants](/printing/army-ants-plst.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Tunneling Geopede](/printing/tunneling-geopede-bfz.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Tunnel Ignus](/printing/tunnel-ignus-som.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #87
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`