Art by Lorenzo Mastroianni
Saved commander deck
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.
Prompt: Spider tribal deck in golgari colors: reach blockers that stall the board, then a payoff for having a wide board to win.
Commander
1 cards
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
{4}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Spider Demon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
draws cards whenever spiders are cast
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
indestructible engine for combat hit card draw
Moldervine Reclamation
{3}{B}{G}Enchantment
gains life and draws cards on creature deaths
Shamanic Revelation
{3}{G}{G}Sorcery
massive card draw for a wide board of spiders
Return of the Wildspeaker
{4}{G}Instant
draws based on commander size or pumps the team
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
consistent draw when deathtouch kills enemy creatures
Removal
10 cards
Casualties of War
{2}{B}{B}{G}{G}Sorcery
multi-target removal spell to blow up key targets
Binding the Old Gods
{2}{B}{G}Enchantment — Saga
destroys nonland permanent and ramps land later
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
{4}{G}Legendary Creature — Spider
creates spider tokens and burns opponents
Arasta of the Endless Web
{2}{G}{G}Legendary Enchantment Creature — Spider
creates spider tokens whenever opponents cast spells
Sweet-Gum Recluse
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Spider
flash spider that pumps incoming spider threats
Hatchery Spider
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Spider
undergrowth trigger pulls threats directly to field
Twitching Doll
{1}{G}Artifact Creature — Spider Toy
mana dork that turns into a army of spiders
Penumbra Spider
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Spider
resilient reach blocker that leaves behind another spider
Chainweb Aracnir
{G}Creature — Spider
cheap anti-flying spider with escape potential
Graverobber Spider
{3}{G}Creature — Spider
gets huge in graveyard heavy strategies
Oran-Rief Recluse
{2}{G}Creature — Spider
kicker ability destroys flying creatures
Spider Spawning
{4}{G}Sorcery
makes a massive army of spiders from graveyard count
Rotwidow Pack
{2}{B}{G}Creature — Spider
drains life from all opponents based on spiders
End-Raze Forerunners
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Boar
budget Craterhoof that gives trample and vigilance
Decimator of the Provinces
{10}Creature — Eldrazi Boar
emerge threat that acts as a wide board pump
Beastmaster Ascension
{2}{G}Enchantment
gives all spiders +5/+5 quickly when attacking
Utility
8 cards
Arachnogenesis
{2}{G}Instant
combines fog effect with instant mass spider creation
Assault Formation
{1}{G}Enchantment
allows high toughness spiders to deal massive combat damage
Bow of Nylea
{1}{G}{G}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
gives attacking creatures deathtouch and adds combat utility
Maskwood Nexus
{4}Artifact
turns all creatures into spiders to gain Shelob benefits
