Ancient Spider
Creature — Spider
First strike; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #25876
Ancient Spider is a reach blocker that trades up against nearly any flying threat on curve — first strike means it wins most combat math cleanly. Four mana for a 2/6 is a fair rate for a defensive piece, but this card earns its slot through utility, not stats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ancient Spider fills a narrow defensive role in Golgari, Selesnya, or any green shell that struggles with flyers — it stonewalls most aerial attackers indefinitely and survives fight spells thanks to the 6 toughness. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; no competitive deck there is reaching for a 4-mana 2/6 when faster answers exist. Ancient Spider is functionally a Commander-only card, and even there it competes against cheaper reach options like Spidersilk Armor or Canopy Cover effects.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Ancient Spider sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying a premium for anything here. The price is stable because demand is low and supply is plentiful; don't expect it to move in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.