---
name: "The Spike Cactus"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spike"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "UNK"
set_name: "Unknown Event"
collector_number: "RG03e"
rarity: "rare"
artist: ""
oracle_id: "ab9cba15-4393-4cc5-8324-dae98a9e7642"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-spike-cactus-unk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Spike Cactus
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spike
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
The Spike Cactus enters the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
{2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from The Spike Cactus: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

> *TARGET*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spike Worker](/printing/spike-worker-brb.md) — Creature — Spike
2. [Spike Soldier](/printing/spike-soldier-sth.md) — Creature — Spike Soldier
3. [Spike Rogue](/printing/spike-rogue-exo.md) — Creature — Spike
4. [Spike Colony](/printing/spike-colony-brb.md) — Creature — Spike
5. [Spike Tiller](/printing/spike-tiller-tsp.md) — Creature — Spike
6. [Spike Feeder](/printing/spike-feeder-tpr.md) — Creature — Spike

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unknown Event (UNK) #RG03e
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** 

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