Mirkwood Spider
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 178 • common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 178
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Alexander Ostrowski
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature attacks, target legendary creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Far and wide Shelob's lesser broods spread from glen to glen, to Dol Guldur and the fastnesses of Mirkwood.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Mirkwood Spider is a common creature card featured in the 2023 expansion set, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Released by Wizards of the Coast, this set was designed to integrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic legendarium into the game’s mechanics, allowing players to recreate battles from the Third Age. The card was specifically crafted to represent the giant arachnids encountered by Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves during their perilous journey through Mirkwood.
The illustration for this card was created by artist Campbell White. The design focuses on the eerie, nocturnal menace of the spiders, emphasizing their stealthy nature within the darkened forest. As a mechanical component of the 'Limited' draft environment, the card was received as a functional addition to black-aligned decks, serving as a reliable utility creature that embodies the atmospheric dread of the source material.
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