Hex Parasite
Hex Parasite: Artifact Creature - Phyrexian Insect, New Phyrexia. XB/P: Remove up to X counters from target permanent. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Phyrexian Insect
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- New Phyrexia (NPH)
- Released
- 2011-05-13
- Collector number
- 137
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
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About Hex Parasite
Hex Parasite is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black artifact creature from New Phyrexia (NPH), an expansion set released in May 2011. It is collector number 137 in that set, with art by Raymond Swanland. It costs {1} (one generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. New Phyrexia is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
{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.)
Drawn by power, fueled by conquest.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.49 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Hex Parasite by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Hex Parasite, newest first.
- 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.
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