Silklash Spider
Ninth Edition 271 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 271
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Iain McCaig
- Market price
- $0.57
What it does
Reach
X mana green mana green mana: This creature deals X damage to each creature with flying.
The only thing that flies over the Krosan Forest is the wind.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Silklash Spider first appeared in the Onslaught expansion in 2002, before being reprinted in the Ninth Edition core set in 2005 as card number 271. The card was designed to function as a specialized defensive tool for green decks, offering a repeatable ability to destroy flying creatures, which provided a strategic counter to aerial aggression that was often difficult for green strategies to handle at the time.
The artwork for the Ninth Edition version was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic artists in the early history of Magic: The Gathering. Rush’s depiction emphasizes the creature's predatory, web-spinning nature, utilizing a grounded and visceral aesthetic that became characteristic of the mid-2000s card frame era. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency and its reliability as a sideboard option in competitive tournament play.
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