Eaten by Spiders
Instant
Destroy target creature with flying and all Equipment attached to that creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #20654
Eaten by Spiders destroys a creature or vehicle with flying and wipes every Equipment attached to it — all for three mana at instant speed. It's a niche removal spell that earns its slot only when your meta is thick with Swords, Skullclamps, and Umezawa's Jittes.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Eaten by Spiders is a meta-dependent include: against Equipment-heavy decks like Akiri, Line-Slinger or Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist, blowing up a Sword of Fire and Ice stapled to a flying threat is two-for-one value that cheaper removal can't match. Outside of that context, Doom Blade and Generous Gift answer flyers without the Equipment clause doing any work. In Legacy and Vintage, the card sees no competitive play — those formats move too fast for conditional three-mana removal. Eaten by Spiders lives and dies in Commander, and only in the right pod.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Eaten by Spiders is deep bulk — you'll find it in any dollar bin or throw-in trade. It won't hold or gain value, but at that price the question is never cost; it's whether the effect earns a slot over unconditional removal.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.