Stingerfling Spider
Creature — Spider
Reach
When this creature enters, you may destroy target creature with flying.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #15006
Stingerfling Spider enters the battlefield and kills a creature with flying — a removal spell stapled to a 3/5 reach body at five mana. The cost is real: five mana for a slow, sorcery-speed effect won't cut it in most shells, but Shelob, Child of Ungoliant turns every Spider into a payoff, and this one earns its slot there.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant cares about Spiders entering and dying, so Stingerfling Spider does double duty — it takes out a flier on arrival, then generates a Food or deathtouch token when Shelob's passive triggers off the kill.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Stingerfling Spider is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees meaningful play is Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, five mana for conditional removal on a creature body is nowhere near competitive — Swords to Plowshares exists. In Modern, the same logic applies: cheaper interactive spells and better bodies crowd it out entirely. Commander is where the tribal synergy and enters-the-battlefield value justify the cost, specifically in Spider or creature-type-matters builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Stingerfling Spider is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or finish a trade. Bulk creatures with narrow tribal applications rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.