Somberwald Spider
Creature — Spider
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Morbid — This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it if a creature died this turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #24114
Somberwald Spider is a 2/4 reach blocker for five mana — a stat line that doesn't justify the cost in any competitive context. Reach on a vanilla-adjacent body is available cheaper and better almost everywhere.
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 |
Somberwald Spider is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it faces stiff competition from cheaper reach creatures that come with actual upside. In Commander, five mana for a 2/4 with reach and no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion, and no synergy text is simply below the power floor — the format demands more from a five-drop. Legacy and Vintage don't come up; Somberwald Spider has never been a consideration there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Somberwald Spider is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. The price reflects the demand accurately and won't move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.