Obelisk Spider
The List HOU-141 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- HOU-141
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- YW Tang
- Market price
- $4.79
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
Obelisk Spider was originally released in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering expansion Hour of Devastation, designed by Wizards of the Coast to emphasize the set's desert-themed mechanics and the resource-draining gameplay of the Jund color identity. The card was illustrated by Victor Adame Ming, who leaned into the harsh, sun-baked aesthetic of the Amonkhet plane, focusing on the creature's menacing, insectoid silhouette against a desolate landscape.
The card returned to the spotlight via The List, a curated selection of reprints included in Set Boosters starting in 2020. By including these older cards in modern packs, the developers intended to provide collectors with a way to rediscover niche utility creatures that had faded from standard play. Upon its initial release and subsequent inclusion in The List, it was received as a solid limited-format piece, recognized for its synergy with life-gain and pinging strategies.
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