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
- Finish
- Foil
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 was introduced in the Ninth Edition core set, released in 2005. As a core set, Ninth Edition was designed to provide a foundational collection of cards that would remain legal for tournament play, offering a mix of reprinted classics and select new designs. The card itself was created to serve as a potent defensive tool in green, utilizing its reach and activated ability to disrupt flying-based strategies.
The artwork was provided by the renowned illustrator Iain McCaig, who is widely known for his significant contributions to character design in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. McCaig’s rendition of the creature emphasizes its menacing, multi-eyed anatomy and the tangled web-like aesthetic suggested by its name. His work for this card is noted for its textured, organic detail, which helped distinguish the spider within the visual landscape of the set.
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