Art by Lorenzo Mastroianni
Commander deckBG
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Cast Spider creatures with deathtouch and ward, using bite and fight spells to trigger Shelob and turn enemy threats into Food artifact tokens under your control.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
4BGLegendary Creature — Spider Demon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Llanowar Elves
GCreature — Elf Druid
turn-one mana dork to speed up your early game
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
draws a card whenever you cast your Spider creatures
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
rewards Spider combat damage with card draw
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
draws cards when deathtouch Spiders eliminate opposing creatures
Shamanic Revelation
3GGSorcery
draws cards based on wide Spider board states and provides lifegain
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
burst card draw keyed off your highest power creature or overrun finisher
Removal
12
Bite Down
1GInstant
one-way bite effect that triggers Shelob and kills any target via deathtouch
Master's Rebuke
1GInstant
instant bite spell guaranteeing a creature death and Food token
Threats/Wincons
22
Arasta of the Endless Web
2GGLegendary Enchantment Creature — Spider
generates Reach Spider tokens whenever opponents cast instants or sorceries
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
4GLegendary Creature — Spider
Spider lord that creates Spider tokens and drains opponents
Silklash Spider
3GGCreature — Spider
repeatable flying board wipe that pairs lethally with deathtouch
Nyx Weaver
1BGEnchantment Creature — Spider
mills cards and recurs key pieces from the graveyard
Arachnogenesis
2GInstant
fogs combat and creates an ambush army of Spiders to kill attackers
Spider Spawning
4GSorcery
floods the board with Spiders based on creatures in graveyard
Sweet-Gum Recluse
4GGCreature — Spider
cascade Spider that pumps your board with counters
Drider
4BCreature — Elf Spider
creates Spider tokens and treasures when it deals combat damage
Penumbra Spider
2GGCreature — Spider
resilient reach Spider that replaces itself when it dies
Chainweb Aracnir
GCreature — Spider
early blocker with escape that damages fliers on entry
Hatchery Spider
5GGCreature — Spider
undergrowth creature that digs for and casts green permanents
Obelisk Spider
1BGCreature — Spider
drains opponents whenever -1/-1 counters or deathtouch combat occurs
Doom Weaver
4BBCreature — Spider Horror
soulbond Spider that draws cards equal to dying creature's power
Rotwidow Pack
2BGCreature — Spider
mana sink to drain each opponent based on Spiders in play
Mirkwood Spider
GCreature — Spider
one-drop Spider that buffs legendary creatures in combat
Brood Weaver
3GCreature — Spider
Spider that leaves behind more Spider tokens upon dying
Sentinel Spider
3GGCreature — Spider
vigilant beater with reach that attacks and blocks effectively
Llanowar Greenwidow
2GCreature — Spider
recurring reach Spider with domain revival
Stingerfling Spider
4GCreature — Spider
deals lethal deathtouch damage to an opposing flying creature on entry
Acid Web Spider
3GGCreature — Spider
destroys opposing equipment upon entry to cripple voltron decks
Graverobber Spider
3GCreature — Spider
scales in size by exiling creatures from graveyards
Utility
8
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
protects your board of Spiders from sweepers with hexproof and indestructible
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Shelob and gives haste for immediate attacks
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
hexproof and haste protection for your commander
Maskwood Nexus
4Artifact
turns all your creatures into Spiders and produces Spider tokens
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles Shelob and other Spider triggered abilities
Viridian Longbow
1Artifact — Equipment
allows any Spider with deathtouch to tap and destroy any creature at instant speed
Thornbite Staff
2Kindred Artifact — Shaman Equipment
equips to a Spider to repeatedly machine-gun creatures as they die
Conduit of Worlds
2GGArtifact
recurs lands and key permanents from your graveyard
