Pincer Spider
Creature — Spider
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #27254
Pincer Spider enters as a 1/3 that can grow to a 4/3 when it blocks a flying creature — a conditional upside stapled to an otherwise underpowered body for three mana. It's a bulk rare for a reason: green has strictly better reach options at every price point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pincer Spider is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in almost none of them. In Commander, green's creature suite is deep enough that a 1/3 reach spider with a situational pump never makes the cut. Pauper is the only format where its rate is remotely competitive, though even there it struggles to justify a slot over more consistent bodies. Legacy and Vintage ignore it entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Pincer Spider is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box, not a trade binder. There's no meaningful demand driver that would move this price, so treat it as a throwaway filler card and nothing more.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.