Parasitic Strix is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Flying When this creature enters, if you control a black permanent, target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
How it works : Parasitic Strix
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Parasitic Strix's ability triggers only once, no matter how many black permanents you control beyond the first.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Cavern Harpy + Parasitic Strix + Aluren
- 1Cast Parasitic Strix by paying
. - 2Parasitic Strix enters the battlefield, causing target player to lose 2 life and gaining you 2 life.
- 3Cast Cavern Harpy by paying .
- 4Cavern Harpy enters the battlefield, returning Parasitic Strix to your hand.
- 5Activate Cavern Harpy by paying 1 life, returning it to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Audacious Reshapers + Mortuary + Intruder Alarm + Parasitic Strix
- 1Activate Audacious Reshapers by tapping it and sacrificing Parasitic Strix.
- 2When Parasitic Strix dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Parasitic Strix on top of your library from your graveyard.
- 3Resolve the Audacious Reshapers ability, revealing Parasitic Strix from the top of your library, then putting it onto the battlefield and dealing 1 damage to you.
- 4When Parasitic Strix enters the battlefield, it and Intruder Alarm trigger.
- 5Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
- 6Resolve the Parasitic Strix trigger, causing you to gain 2 life and for target opponent to lose 2 life.
- 7Repeat.
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