Art by Steven Belledin · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
Parasitic Strix
{2}{U} · Artifact Creature — Bird
Flying When this creature enters, if you control a black permanent, target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Rulings (2)
Aug 7, 2020 · If you don't control a black permanent immediately after Parasitic Strix enters the battlefield, its ability doesn't trigger. If you don't control one as the ability resolves, no player loses or gains life. It doesn't have to be the same black permanent both times, however.
Aug 7, 2020 · Parasitic Strix's ability triggers only once, no matter how many black permanents you control beyond the first.
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperLegal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal
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