Plated Spider
Urza's Destiny 116 • common
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Collector number
- 116
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Most spiders wait patiently for their prey to arrive. Most spiders aren't forty feet tall.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Plated Spider was released in 1999 as part of Urza's Destiny, the final expansion in the three-part Urza Block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to round out the mechanical themes introduced in Urza's Saga and Urza's Legacy, specifically focusing on complex artifact interactions and the lore surrounding the artificer Urza. The card serves as a functional green creature designed to provide defensive utility through its reach ability, reflecting the set's emphasis on creature keyword expansion.
The artwork for Plated Spider was provided by Carl Critchlow, a prolific illustrator known for his distinct style within the game's early aesthetic period. His design emphasizes the mechanical and armored nature of the creature, aligning with the industrial artifice theme prevalent throughout the Urza Block. The card was well-received by players at the time as a reliable utility creature for Limited formats, and it remains a recognizable example of the late-90s card design philosophy.
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