Rib Cage Spider
Creature — Spider
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #25943
Rib Cage Spider is a 1/4 reach blocker for four mana — it stops flyers, survives most pings, and does nothing else. Vanilla defensive stats at that cost don't make the cut in Commander, and they barely justify a slot in any other format either.
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 |
Rib Cage Spider is a bulk common with reach, and that's the ceiling. In Commander, four mana for a 1/4 with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keyword upside beyond reach, and no tribal or synergy hooks means it won't make 99-card rosters outside of the most casual tables. Pauper is its most plausible home — reach blockers see occasional sideboard use against aggressive flying strategies — but even there, cheaper and more efficient options exist. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; Rib Cage Spider will never see those tables.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Rib Cage Spider sits firmly in bulk territory, and nothing about its design suggests that changes. Grab it out of a bulk bin if you need a filler reach creature, but don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.