Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 230 • rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 230
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Lorenzo Mastroianni
- Market price
- $2.04
What it does
Deathtouch, ward 2 generic mana
Other Spiders you control have deathtouch and ward 2 generic mana.
Whenever another creature dealt damage this turn by a Spider you controlled dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Food artifact with "2 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life," and it loses all other card types.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant was released as part of the 2023 Magic: The Gathering expansion, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. This set marked a significant milestone for Wizards of the Coast as the first major release under the Universes Beyond brand, which integrates external intellectual properties into the game's mechanics. The card was designed to represent the malevolent spider from J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, focusing on her predatory nature and her role in the entrapment of Frodo Baggins.
The illustration was created by artist Campbell White, who utilized a dark, atmospheric style to capture Shelob's presence within the tunnels of Cirith Ungol. The design emphasizes her terrifying scale and the sense of dread described in the source text. Upon its release, the card was generally well-received by players for its thematic accuracy and effectiveness in the Limited format of the game, successfully translating Tolkien’s iconic antagonist into a playable card strategy.
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