Frostweb Spider
Snow Creature — Spider
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Whenever this creature blocks a creature with flying, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature at end of combat.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #16821
Frostweb Spider blocks every flier in the room and enters with a +1/+1 counter when you cast a snow spell — that's a relevant body and a snowball engine in one card. The payoff is narrow enough that only dedicated snow builds want it, but Isu the Abominable turns every spell in the deck into a trigger, making Frostweb Spider a legitimate threat rather than a defensive placeholder.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Isu the Abominable
Isu the Abominable's ability dumps +1/+1 counters onto snow creatures whenever you cast a snow spell, and Frostweb Spider is a snow creature with reach that starts growing from the first spell you cast — it becomes a legitimate aerial blocker and damage threat as the game progresses.
Jorn, God of Winter
Jorn, God of Winter runs dense snow-permanent packages to keep the snow count high, and Frostweb Spider slots in as both a snow creature that feeds those counts and a reach blocker that keeps flying attackers off Jorn while he untaps your snow lands.
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 |
Frostweb Spider is a bulk common in Commander, and that's the only format where it sees meaningful play — specifically in the narrow tier of dedicated snow-tribal builds. In Legacy, Vintage, and Modern it's legal but irrelevant; a 2/3 reach for three mana that needs snow support to do anything extra has no business in those formats. Pauper is the one other format worth mentioning: reach is genuinely valuable there, but Frostweb Spider competes with cheaper green defenders that don't demand a snow infrastructure to justify their slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Frostweb Spider is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. It won't appreciate; the ceiling is set by how narrow its snow synergy is, and that ceiling is low.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isu the Abominable
- Jorn, God of Winter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.