---
name: "Spinal Parasite"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Insect"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Sunburst"]
set: "5DN"
set_name: "Fifth Dawn"
collector_number: "155"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Cyril Van Der Haegen"
oracle_id: "159427f7-27fe-490d-ac78-fed092952f51"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spinal-parasite-5dn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Spinal Parasite
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** -1/-1
- **Keywords:** Sunburst

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hex Parasite](/printing/hex-parasite-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
2. [Suncrusher](/printing/suncrusher-5dn.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Sawtooth Thresher](/printing/sawtooth-thresher-5dn.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Spike Worker](/printing/spike-worker-brb.md) — Creature — Spike
5. [Spike Colony](/printing/spike-colony-brb.md) — Creature — Spike
6. [Solarion](/printing/solarion-5dn.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Dawn (5DN) #155
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Cyril Van Der Haegen
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`