Hitchclaw Recluse
Creature — Spider
Reach
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #19203
Hitchclaw Recluse is a 2/4 reach creature for four mana — solid blocking stats, but four mana for a vanilla-adjacent body is a steep ask in most contexts. The home that actually wants it is Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant, where its power-1 status triggers free mana on attacks and reach pulls double duty against flying threats.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant rewards creatures with power 1 or less by tapping them for mana on attack, and Hitchclaw Recluse fits that engine exactly — a 2/4 reach body that generates value while holding the ground and air simultaneously.
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 |
Hitchclaw Recluse is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but outside of Commander it sees essentially zero competitive play. In Pauper it's technically an option for green-based defensive shells, but four mana for a reach blocker that doesn't affect the board beyond its stats doesn't clear the bar. Commander is the only format where Hitchclaw Recluse earns a real slot, and even there it's almost exclusively a Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Hitchclaw Recluse is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. Demand is narrow enough that this price is stable by default, not by any spike risk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.