Netcaster Spider
Creature — Spider
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Whenever this creature blocks a creature with flying, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Iconic Masters
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #18664
Netcaster Spider is a 2/3 reach creature that deals 2 damage to any creature with flying that blocks or is blocked by it — a solid roadblock against evasive threats that costs only two mana. It does its job in limited formats but is too replaceable in 100-card singletons to earn a consistent slot.
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 |
Netcaster Spider is a bulk common in every competitive constructed format — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all offer far more efficient two-drops than a 2/3 with conditional reach damage. Pauper is the one format where it occasionally shows up in green creature shells that need cheap bodies to stabilize against flyers, though even there it faces stiff competition. In Commander, reach creatures need to do more than trade with one evasive attacker to earn a seat at the table, and Netcaster Spider rarely clears that bar outside of dedicated Spider tribal lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Netcaster Spider is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box without thinking twice. That price is stable because demand is essentially zero outside of casual Spider tribal, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.