Spider-Islanders

Creature — Spider Horror Citizen

Mayhem {1}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for {1}{R} if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Marvel's Spider-Man
Price
$0.03
EDHREC rank
#17232
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Spider-Islanders card art
Spider-Islanders enters as a 2/4 with reach for three mana — passable stats, reasonable blocker, no excitement. The ceiling is exactly what's printed on the card, which makes it a tough sell over almost anything with upside.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Spider-Islanders is a common that competes in every major format, and in none of them does it clear the bar. In Commander, a 2/4 reach body for three mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no synergy text, and no scaling has no home outside of a first draft of a very casual deck. In Pauper, where commons are judged against a tight efficiency curve, there are strictly better defensive bodies at the same cost. Standard and Pioneer tolerate bulk creatures only when they enable something — Spider-Islanders enables nothing.

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Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.03 bulk tier

At $0.03, Spider-Islanders is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box divider slot. That price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.

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    Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.