Spider
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| Statistics |
84 cards
 3.6%  1.2%  76.2%  2.4%  2.4%  7.1%  1.2%  1.2%  4.8% 14 Spider creation cards
as of Murders at Karlov Manor 14.3% 71.4% 14.3% |
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| type:"Spider" | |
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. 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. Spiders are not known for tribal effects, but a few reward 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.
Storyline
Dominaria
Spiders are regular foes on Dominaria. The Hurloon minotaur Eusomoné was summoned by Jared Carthalion to fight off one of Ravidel's giant spiders in Arathoxia.
Other appearances include Urza's "screaming spider" artifacts which sent very high sound waves that humans couldn't hear but were deafening loud to sleeper agents, and Lorwyn spiderwigs, 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
- Unknown
Notable characters with spiderish characteristics
Gallery
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Cactus spider model for the Outlaws of Thunder Junction trailer.
Tokens
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider | Black | Creature — Spider | 2/1 | Menace, Reach | ||
| Black | Creature — Spider | 2/4 | Reach | |||
| Green | Creature — Spider | 1/2 | Reach | |||
| Green | Enchantment Creature — Spider | 1/3 | Reach | |||
| Green | Creature — Spider | 2/2 | Reach | |||
| Black/Green | Creature — Spider | 2/1 | Menace, Reach |
Related cards
- 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.
Trivia
- Arasta of the Endless Web, Ishkanah, Grafwidow, and Thantis, the Warweaver are the only legendary Spiders. Spinnerette, Arachnobat and Shelob, Child of Ungoliant are out-of-canon Legends.
- There are 12 multicolored Spiders:
- Vilespawn Spider is the only blue spider. Pale Recluse and Ancient Spider are the only white spiders.
- Dragonlair Spider, Giant Trap Door Spider are red spiders.
- Nyx Weaver, Obelisk Spider, Rotwidow Pack, and Shelob, Child of Ungoliant, Skylasher Spider and Spinnerette, Arachnobat are black spiders.
- Thantis, the Warweaver is the only tricolored spider.
- Six spiders are nongreen. Needlepeak Spider is the only mono red Spider, and there are three spider artifact creatures.
- Doom Weaver and Drider are the only mono black Spiders, but Penumbra Spider, Lolth, Spider Queen and Drider generate black spider tokens.
- 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.[1] It was also featured in the introductory Chines Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling and in Core Set 2019.
- 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)
- 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.
- Webweaver Changeling depicts an arachnid Shapeshifter with changeling and reach.
- The Morph mechanic used to be visualized by a spider-shaped creature shell that is also represented in Onslaught’s expansion symbol ().[2]
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 1, 2017). "Amonkhet Talking, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (October 24, 2006). "Hidden “Morph Spiders”". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
