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| '''Spike''' is a [[creature type]] first found in the [[Tempest block]]. Most Spikes are green, 0/0 [[creature|creatures]] with "[This] [[comes into play]] with [a number of] +1/+1 [[counter|counters]] on it" and "2, Remove a +1/+1 counter from [this]: Put a +1/+1 counter on [[target]] creature." The one exception to this is <c>Spike Cannibal</c>.
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| Spikes are depicted with a slug-like body with two rows of pods down either side of the back and a pair of pincers on the face.
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| ==Tempest==
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| ''[[Tempest]]'' had only one Spike, the simplest, <c>Spike Drone</c>. It served as a preview of sorts of the rest of the Spikes yet to appear in that block.
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| ==Stronghold==
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| ''[[Stronghold]]'' had five Spikes. The two [[common|commons]], <c>Spike Worker</c> and <c>Spike Colony</c>, have no additional [[ability|abilities]] beyond those described above. The other three, <c>Spike Feeder</c>, <c>Spike Soldier</c>, and <c>Spike Breeder</c>, each have an [[activated ability]] that involves removing +1/+1 counters from it as a [[cost]]. Spike Breeder produces 1/1 green Spike Creature [[tokens]].
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| ==Exodus==
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| ''[[Exodus]]'' had four Spikes. <c>Spike Rogue</c>, <c>Spike Weaver</c> and <c>Spike Hatcher</c> each introduced a new use for their +1/+1 counters. Spike Cannibal is the big exception to the nature of Spikes. While still a 0/0 creature that comes into play with a +1/+1 counter, Spike Cannibal is black and lacks the Spike's natural "donate a counter" ability. Instead, Spike Cannibal has a comes into play [[triggered ability]] that moves all +1/+1 counters onto it, effectively cannibalizing other spikes and +1/+1 counter-dependant creatures.
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| ==Time Spiral==
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| <c>Spike Feeder</c> was reprinted as a time shifted card in the ''[[Time Spiral]]'' set. It also brought <c>Spike Tiller</c> which could transfer its counters and turn lands into 2/2 creatures.
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| ==Trivia==
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| Spikes have served as inspiration for the creation of other abilities in later sets, including [[Modular]] and [[Graft]].
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