Obelisk Spider
Hour of Devastation 141 • uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Collector number
- 141
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- YW Tang
- Market price
- $3.03
What it does
Reach
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.
Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Obelisk Spider was released in 2017 as part of the Hour of Devastation expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the desert plane of Amonkhet, the expansion depicted a world under the oppressive thumb of the dragon-god Nicol Bolas, where the denizens faced a catastrophic final trial. The card serves as a representative of the harsh, sun-scorched environment, specifically highlighting the lethal wildlife that stalked the outskirts of the great city of Naktamun.
The artwork was illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi, who utilized a moody, high-contrast style to emphasize the creature's menacing, arachnid form blending into the jagged architecture of the ruins. The card was designed to support the set's graveyard-interaction mechanics, providing players with a defensive tool that utilized reach and deathtouch to control the board. It is widely regarded as a quintessential draft common, valued for its efficiency and thematic cohesion with the set's desert survival aesthetic.
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