Blightwidow
Creature — Phyrexian Spider
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #13025
Blightwidow puts a 2/4 reach, infect body on the board for four mana — relevant as a blocker that threatens poison counters the moment it connects. Outside of dedicated infect or Spider tribal builds headlined by Shelob, Child of Ungoliant, that rate isn't good enough for Commander's 100-card competition.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant turns every Spider into a value engine, and Blightwidow's infect means any combat damage it deals triggers the Food and token-copy effects while also poisoning the target — that double-dipping is exactly why Shelob decks run it at a 17% inclusion rate.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blightwidow is a role-player in one specific shell: Shelob, Child of Ungoliant or infect-matters decks that need reach blockers with poison upside. Pauper is the format where it sees the most competitive daylight — infect strategies at common are real, and a 2/4 reach body is genuinely hard to race. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; four mana for this effect doesn't register in those formats. Blightwidow is a card that knows what it is and goes where it's wanted.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Blightwidow is deep bulk — you're paying for a slot, not the card. That price is stable simply because demand is narrow and supply is wide; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.