Art by Lorenzo Mastroianni
Commander deckBG
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Stall the board with reach and deathtouch spiders, drain and control opponents with Shelob's fight triggers and token generation, then finish the game with mass pump effects.
Asked for“Spider tribal deck in golgari colors: reach blockers that stall the board, then a payoff for having a wide board to win.”
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 · 60 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
Card Draw
10
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
indestructible engine for combat hit card draw
Moldervine Reclamation
3BGEnchantment
gains life and draws cards on creature deaths
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
draws based on commander size or pumps the team
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
consistent draw when deathtouch kills enemy creatures
Removal
10
Binding the Old Gods
2BGEnchantment — Saga
destroys nonland permanent and ramps land later
Threats/Wincons
22
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
4GLegendary Creature — Spider
creates spider tokens and burns opponents
Arasta of the Endless Web
2GGLegendary Enchantment Creature — Spider
creates spider tokens whenever opponents cast spells
Sweet-Gum Recluse
4GGCreature — Spider
flash spider that pumps incoming spider threats
Hatchery Spider
5GGCreature — Spider
undergrowth trigger pulls threats directly to field
Twitching Doll
1GArtifact Creature — Spider Toy
mana dork that turns into a army of spiders
Penumbra Spider
2GGCreature — Spider
resilient reach blocker that leaves behind another spider
Chainweb Aracnir
GCreature — Spider
cheap anti-flying spider with escape potential
Rotwidow Pack
2BGCreature — Spider
drains life from all opponents based on spiders
End-Raze Forerunners
5GGGCreature — Boar
budget Craterhoof that gives trample and vigilance
Decimator of the Provinces
10Creature — Eldrazi Boar
emerge threat that acts as a wide board pump
Beastmaster Ascension
2GEnchantment
gives all spiders +5/+5 quickly when attacking
Utility
8
Assault Formation
1GEnchantment
allows high toughness spiders to deal massive combat damage
Bow of Nylea
1GGLegendary Enchantment Artifact
gives attacking creatures deathtouch and adds combat utility
Maskwood Nexus
4Artifact
turns all creatures into spiders to gain Shelob benefits
