Art by Lorenzo Mastroianni
Commander deckBG
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Command an army consisting exclusively of spiders, leveraging Shelob to grant them deathtouch and ward. Control the board through spider abilities and combat, turning opposing creatures into Food tokens.
Asked for“A deck with only spiders as creatures”
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
9
Talisman of Resilience
2Artifact
efficient two-mana artifact ramp in Golgari colors
Card Draw
11
Elemental Bond
2GEnchantment
draws cards when tough spiders enter the battlefield
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
draws cards on entering creatures and grants trample
Colossal Majesty
2GEnchantment
draws a card each turn if controlling a high-power creature
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
3Artifact
scries each turn and turns cast creature spells into card draw
Moldervine Reclamation
3BGEnchantment
draws cards and gains life whenever your spiders die
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
draws cards based on your highest power or buffs spiders
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
draws massive cards based on highest power and casts a spell for free
Removal
10
Stingerfling Spider
4GCreature — Spider
spider creature that destroys flying threats
Skyfisher Spider
2BGCreature — Spider
spider creature that sacrifices a permanent to destroy opponent's threats
Silklash Spider
3GGCreature — Spider
spider creature that wipes out flying creatures
Threats/Wincons
26
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
4GLegendary Creature — Spider
legendary spider that creates spider tokens and drains life
Arasta of the Endless Web
2GGLegendary Enchantment Creature — Spider
legendary spider that makes tokens when opponents cast spells
Shelob, Dread Weaver
3BLegendary Creature — Spider Demon
legendary spider demon that steals creatures from graveyards
Drider
4BCreature — Elf Spider
spider demon that generates spider tokens on combat damage
Sweet-Gum Recluse
4GGCreature — Spider
spider with cascade that buffs entering creatures
Rotwidow Pack
2BGCreature — Spider
spider creature that drains opponents based on graveyard size
Hatchery Spider
5GGCreature — Spider
spider creature with undergrowth that casts cards from library
Penumbra Spider
2GGCreature — Spider
resilient spider that leaves a token behind when it dies
Watcher in the Web
4GCreature — Spider
spider creature capable of blocking up to eight attacking creatures
Twitching Doll
1GArtifact Creature — Spider Toy
spider creature that generates additional spider tokens
Chainweb Aracnir
GCreature — Spider
cheap spider that can escape from the graveyard bigger
Graverobber Spider
3GCreature — Spider
spider creature that gets larger based on graveyard state
Twin-Silk Spider
2GCreature — Spider
spider creature that enters with an additional spider token
Oran-Rief Recluse
2GCreature — Spider
spider creature that destroys a flying creature when kicked
Assault Formation
1GEnchantment
enchantment allowing high toughness spiders to deal damage with toughness
Blightwidow
3GCreature — Phyrexian Spider
infect spider that synergizes with Shelob ward and deathtouch abilities
Netcaster Spider
2GCreature — Spider
cheap spider body that gets buffed when blocking flyers
Gloomwidow
2GCreature — Spider
efficient three-mana spider blocker with high toughness
Utility
6
Spider Spawning
4GSorcery
creates a swarm of spider tokens from creature cards in graveyard
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives commander haste and shroud for free
Spider Umbra
GEnchantment — Aura
provides totem armor protection and spider flavor
