Funnel-Web Recluse
Creature — Spider
Reach
Morbid — When this creature enters, if a creature died this turn, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22804
Funnel-Web Recluse is a five-mana 2/4 with reach and deathtouch — a solid blocker that trades up against nearly anything in the air, but five mana for a creature with no offensive upside is a steep ask. It fills a defensive role cleanly, but most formats have cheaper ways to accomplish the same thing.
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 |
Funnel-Web Recluse sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats move too fast for a five-mana do-nothing-on-offense creature. Pauper is its most realistic home, where reach plus deathtouch on a common can actually stabilize a board against aggressive flying strategies. In Commander, Funnel-Web Recluse is a fringe inclusion at best: it answers flyers and discourages attacks, but five mana for a 2/4 with no enter-the-battlefield effect is well below the curve in a 100-card singleton format where competition for slots is fierce.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Funnel-Web Recluse isn't available here, but as a common with narrow competitive application it almost certainly sits at bulk — likely a few cents at most retailers. It's worth picking up only if you're specifically building a Pauper defensive shell or a themed Spider tribal Commander list.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.