Plated Spider
Beatdown Box Set 59 • common
- Set
- Beatdown Box Set
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.37
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
The Plated Spider was released in the Beatdown Box Set in 2004, a thematic product designed by Wizards of the Coast to highlight the iconic rivalry between the game's original green and black color archetypes. It was created during a period when the company produced pre-constructed boxed sets to provide both new and experienced players with cohesive decks built around established mechanical identities, such as the resilience of green creature-heavy strategies.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most prominent early illustrators for Magic: The Gathering. His design captured the creature's defensive utility through a classic, rugged fantasy aesthetic consistent with the card's mechanical role as a reach-enabled blocker. While it was never intended to be a centerpiece of competitive play, the card is frequently cited by collectors for its role in mid-2000s kitchen-table gameplay and its place in the history of accessible, entry-level card sets.
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