Spider

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Spider
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Introduced	Alpha
Last used	Marvel's Spider-Man
Scryfall Statistics
cards
token creation cards
artworks

Spider is a creature type used for cards that depict arachnids, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey. In the Magic Multiverse. Spiders mainly appear in green, at common, and typically have a high toughness and reach.

History

The first creature to bear the type was Giant Spider in Alpha. Other examples include Woolly Spider from Ice Age and Deadly Recluse from Magic 2010. For a long time, spiders were not known for typal effects, but a few rewarded playing many spiders: Ishkanah, Grafwidow and Shelob, Child of Ungoliant. Blex, Vexing Pest lists spider amongst its various animal subtypes that it gives +1/+1 to.

Universes Beyond Marvel's Spider-Man and the Universes Within Through the Omenpaths 1 introduced genuine Spider typal and the related web-slinging keyword.

Storyline

Dominaria

Spiders are regular foes on Dominaria. Urza's "screaming spider" artifacts sent very high sound waves that humans couldn't hear but were deadly loud to sleeper agents. In Estark, Gromashian spiderwebs were used to creature web traps against trespassers. The Hurloon minotaur Eusomoné was summoned by Jared Carthalion to fight off one of Ravidel's giant spiders in Arathoxia.

Lorwyn

Lorwyn spiderwigs are a mass of arachnids intended to be worn rather than eaten (Spiderwig Boggart).

Theros

On Theros live the Aracnir, creatures whose lower torso is the abdomen of a spider complete with six arachnoid legs and whose upper torso is that of a humanoid spider with two humanoid arms and a spider-like head (Chainweb Aracnir).

Ulgrotha

The planeswalker Feroz and the Anaba minotaur Sandruu once fought a Root Spider.

Notable Spiders

Innistrad

• Ishkanah

Theros

• Arasta

Unknown

• Thantis

Un-iverse

• Spinnerette

Dungeons & Dragons

• Lolth

Universes Beyond

The Lord of the Rings

• Shelob (cards)

Marvel's Spider-Man

• Gwen Stacy (cards)
• Iron Spider (card)
• Mary Jane Watson (cards)
• Peni_Parker & SP//dr (card)
• Spider-Byte (card)
• Spider-Ham (cards)
• Spider-Man (cards)
  • Miles Morales (cards)
  • Peter Parker (cards)
  • Spider-Man 2099 (cards)
  • Spider-Man Noir (cards)
• Spider-Punk (card)
• Spider-Rex (card)

Notable characters with spider characteristics

• Munda
• Tsabo Tavoc
• Weaver King

Tokens

Token name	Color	Type line	P/T	Text box	Source	Printings
Spider		Creature — Spider	2/1	Menace, Reach	Drider Lolth, Spider Queen
		Creature — Spider	2/4	Reach	Penumbra Spider
		Creature — Spider	1/2	Reach	Arachnogenesis Arasta of the Endless Web Brood Weaver Curse of Clinging Webs Gloomwidow's Feast Ishkanah, Grafwidow Rotwidow Pack Spider Spawning Twin-Silk Spider
		Enchantment Creature — Spider	1/3	Reach	Renowned Weaver
		Creature — Spider	2/1	Reach	Origin of Spider-Man Peter Parker Spiders-Man, Heroic Horde Wall Crawl
		Creature — Spider	2/2	Reach	Twitching Doll
		Creature — Spider	2/1	Menace, Reach	Izoni, Center of the Web

Related cards

• Arachnoform is an aura that turns a creature into a Spider (and more). Wild Shape is an instant that turns a creature into a Spider. Spidery Grasp, Vines of the Recluse, Witch's Web, Sudden Spinnerets, Aether Web, Web, and Spider Climb, Arachnoid Adaptation, Mantle of Webs and Spider Umbra are all spells that grant some aspect of arachnoids (generally reach and more toughness)
• Arachnus Spinner from Magic 2012 works together with the aura Arachnus Web which neutralizes creatures.
• Eaten by Spiders is an instant that destroys creature with flying.
• Hidden Spider is an enchantment that becomes a 3/5 spider with reach when an opponent casts a creature with flying.
• Mantle of Webs, Spider Climb, Spider Umbra, Spidersilk Armor and Web are all auras that grant reach.
• Spidersilk Net is an equipment that grants reach.
• Swarmyard is a land that regenerates Spiders.
• Webweaver Changeling depicts an arachnid Shapeshifter with changeling and reach.

Trivia

• Giant Spider is the only card that has appeared in all core sets from Alpha to Magic 2012. It finally appeared in an expert set with Amonkhet. It was also featured in the introductory Chinese Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling and in Core Set 2019.
• Orbweaver Kumo and Venerable Kumo are arachnoid Spirits — "kumo" can be translated to "spider" — but no Spirits in Kamigawa had animal subtypes.
• Giant Solifuge has the Insect creature type. As solifuges are real-life arachnids, it could potentially have been a Spider instead.
• The Morph mechanic used to be visualized by a spider-shaped creature shell that is also represented in Onslaught’s expansion symbol ().

Gallery

• 
  Giant Spider
• 
  Cactus spider model for the Outlaws of Thunder Junction trailer.