Thrull Parasite
~$0.28 low · ~$5.29 high
Black. Creature — Thrull
Gatecrash #81 · Illustrated by Clint Cearley
Gatecrash #81 · Illustrated by Clint CearleyWhat is Thrull Parasite worth?
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Oracle text
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay 
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.
1/1
The hunger of a vampire and the subtlety of a tax collector.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Thrull Parasite
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #GTC-81· 2024uncommon | uncommon | $0.28 | No foil printing | — | |
 Gatecrash gtc #81· 2013uncommon· Cardmarket €0.85 · €5.12 foil | uncommon | $0.36 | $5.29 | €0.85€5.12 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #7,182 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Extort
- Artist
- Clint Cearley
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Gatecrash card (#81).
81
- 81Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Thrull Parasite, read from the Gatecrash printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Thrull Parasite. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Thrull is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Clint Cearley. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Gatecrash. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 81 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Clint Cearley, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- ExtortCR 702.101
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (6)
2013-01-24
You can't activate Thrull Parasite's last ability to stop a player from paying the cost of a spell or an ability that requires removing a counter from a permanent (such as a planeswalker's loyalty ability).
2013-01-24
The nonland permanent you choose as the target doesn't have to have any counters on it. If it has more than one kind of counter, you'll choose one of those counters when the ability resolves.
2024-01-12
The extort ability doesn't target any player.
2024-01-12
The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
2024-01-12
The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
2024-01-12
You may pay
a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.
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