Thrull Parasite
Gatecrash 81 • uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Clint Cearley
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay white mana or black mana. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
tap, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.
The hunger of a vampire and the subtlety of a tax collector.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thrull Parasite was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents the Orzhov Syndicate, a guild characterized by its blend of religious ritual and oppressive debt collection. The creature mechanically embodies this theme through the 'extort' keyword, a gameplay mechanic introduced in this set to reflect the guild's practice of demanding tithes from its followers.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Nils Hamm, whose work often features atmospheric and shadowy textures. Hamm designed the Thrull Parasite to appear as a grotesque, parasitic entity reflective of the dark, gothic-fantasy aesthetic favored by the Orzhov. Upon release, the card was well-received by players interested in graveyard interactions and artifact strategies, particularly within the Commander format where its ability to manipulate counter-based mechanics proved tactically significant.
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