---
name: "Spined Basher"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Beast"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Morph"]
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "172"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Thomas M. Baxa"
oracle_id: "4891923b-9c8c-4816-9623-d9362e4eb503"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spined-basher-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Spined Basher
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Morph

## Oracle Text
Morph {2}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

> *"Che carino. Sa fare qualche altro gioco?" —Braids, evocatore di dementia*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zombie Cutthroat](/printing/zombie-cutthroat-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Putrid Raptor](/printing/putrid-raptor-scg.md) — Creature — Zombie Dinosaur Beast
3. [Skinthinner](/printing/skinthinner-lgn.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Bane of the Living](/printing/bane-of-the-living-cm2.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Sidisi's Pet](/printing/sidisis-pet-ktk.md) — Creature — Zombie Ape
6. [Boneknitter](/printing/boneknitter-ons.md) — Creature — Zombie Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #172
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Thomas M. Baxa
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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