Arasta of the Endless Web
Legendary Enchantment Creature — Spider
Reach
Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/2 green Spider creature token with reach.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death Promos
- Price
- $0.88
- EDHREC rank
- #1026
Arasta of the Endless Web punishes every instant and sorcery your opponents cast by flooding the board with 1/2 Spider tokens — all on a 3/5 reach body that already blanks most fliers. The cost is a four-mana do-nothing-immediately enchantment creature that earns its keep only as long as your opponents are casting spells, which in Commander they always are; Shelob, Child of Ungoliant decks in particular treat it as a near-mandatory inclusion because every new Spider is a potential Food.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant turns every Spider token Arasta of the Endless Web generates into a Food-producing attacker, which means a single opponent cantripping at instant speed can translate directly into life gain and card advantage.
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant rewards creatures with reach, and Arasta of the Endless Web supplies both a reach body itself and a stream of 1/2 reach Spider tokens that trigger Tadeas's mana ability — essentially converting opposing spell-casting into free green mana.
Thromok the Insatiable
Thromok the Insatiable needs raw creature count to hit lethal devour numbers, and Arasta of the Endless Web produces a Spider every time any opponent casts an instant or sorcery, passively stacking the board without using a card slot on conventional token generators.
Blech, Loafing Pest
Blech, Loafing Pest cares about creature tokens entering the battlefield, and Arasta of the Endless Web delivers them consistently in spell-heavy metas, giving Blech a reliable drip feed of triggers without requiring any additional setup.
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest scales on the number of creature tokens you control, so Arasta of the Endless Web's ability to mint Spiders off every opponent's instant or sorcery gives Rendmaw a growing stat line without spending additional resources.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Arasta of the Endless Web is most at home — four opponents casting instants and sorceries throughout the game means the token triggers accumulate fast, and the Spider tribal synergies available in the format make those 1/2s more than speed bumps. In competitive Commander the card is too slow and too conditional to see serious play, but at casual to mid-power tables it functions as a soft tax that compounds over a full game. In Modern and Legacy, Arasta of the Endless Web is technically legal but almost never played; the four-mana cost puts it a full turn behind where enchantment-based hate pieces need to be, and neither format is structured around Spider synergies. Pioneer offers similar logic — legal, irrelevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.88 bulk tier
At $0.88, Arasta of the Endless Web sits firmly in bulk territory, which undersells how often it appears in Spider and enchantment-creature decks. It's a safe pickup at this price for any Shelob, Child of Ungoliant build — demand isn't going to drive it out of the bulk bin anytime soon.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
- Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant
- Thromok the Insatiable
- Blech, Loafing Pest
- Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.