Copper Longlegs
Creature — Phyrexian Spider
Reach
, Sacrifice this creature: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #10720
Copper Longlegs enters as a 4/2 reach Spider for three mana — a reasonable body that blocks fliers and trades up in combat. The catch is deathtouch only lands if Shelob, Child of Ungoliant is on the battlefield, which makes it a role-player in exactly one deck rather than a generalist.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant grants deathtouch to all Spiders you control, which turns Copper Longlegs from a vanilla beater into a reach blocker that kills anything it touches — exactly the kind of cheap Spider body the deck wants filling out its curve.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Copper Longlegs is a narrow card in every format where it's legal, and that narrowness is most forgivable in Commander. Outside of Shelob, Child of Ungoliant builds, a 4/2 reach for three with conditional deathtouch doesn't make the cut in Pauper or any competitive constructed format where the bar for three-mana creatures is much higher. In Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy, there are simply better options at every point on the curve. Copper Longlegs is a Commander card, and even there, only for one commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Copper Longlegs sits firmly in bulk territory, which is about right for a card with one legitimate home. It's unlikely to appreciate — demand is too narrow and supply too plentiful for the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.