Juvenile Gloomwidow
Creature — Spider
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #15297
Juvenile Gloomwidow is a 3/2 reach spider for two mana that hits hard and blocks fliers — the stats are real. Outside of Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant, where it triggers free mana on every attack, it's a vanilla-adjacent creature with no business in most 99s.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant generates one mana whenever an unblocked creature with power 3 or greater attacks, and Juvenile Gloomwidow enters that engine on turn two — a consistent, repeatable mana source that justifies the slot entirely.
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant cares about Spiders and deathtouch, and Juvenile Gloomwidow fills out the tribe's curve while providing the reach coverage that keeps Shelob's board alive against aerial threats.
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 |
In Commander, Juvenile Gloomwidow is a niche include — playable in Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant builds and Spider tribal, irrelevant elsewhere. Pauper is where it has the most competitive standing, since a 3/2 reach for two at common is a legitimate rate against the format's aggressive fliers. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but never correct — those formats don't have room for a creature this unambitious. Modern has long since outpaced it, and the card doesn't touch Pioneer or Standard.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Juvenile Gloomwidow sits firmly in bulk — it's a filler pickup you grab as an afterthought. Bulk spider creatures with no constructed demand don't hold or climb, so buy it when you need it and don't think twice about the price.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.