Hex Parasite
- Mana cost
- {1}
- Type
- Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 1
- Set
- New Phyrexia #137 (rare)
- Price
- $7.92 USD
{X}{B/P}: Remove up to X counters from target permanent. For each counter removed this way, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
Hex Parasite has 1 printing, first in New Phyrexia (2011). EDHREC ranks it #5,840 among Commander cards. It appears most in Tom Bombadil decks (6,199 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Hex Parasite most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Tom Bombadil: 6,199 decks
- Noctis, Prince of Lucis: 4,159 decks
- Shilgengar, Sire of Famine: 1,217 decks
- Horobi, Death's Wail: 1,186 decks
- Marchesa, Dealer of Death: 864 decks
- Gisa, the Hellraiser: 787 decks
- Zask, Skittering Swarmlord: 727 decks
- Narci, Fable Singer: 607 decks
Often played with Hex Parasite
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You may choose a value for X that’s greater than the number of counters on the targeted permanent. However, Hex Parasite only gets the bonus for counters actually removed.
- : If the permanent has multiple kinds of counters, you choose how many of each to remove when the ability resolves.