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Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly

SPM · rare · Released 2025-09-26

Power

brawl
tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-1Strong staple

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

flexible

multiple modes

broad

broadly useful

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
counters-voltronvoltronplus-one-countersmidrange
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

aggressive-creaturemidrange-threatevasive-threatcounter-producer

Risks

conditional-triggerrequires-creature-density

Mechanics

mech-web-slinging

Typal

synergy:
spiderhuman
anti:

—

Structural

alternative-costreplacement-effecttriggered-ability

Rationale

A 4/3 trample legendary for {1}{R}{G} with a web-slinging alt-cost of {R}{G} that bounces a tapped creature — the returned creature's mana value loads X +1/+1 counters onto Scarlet Spider, making him a massive threat when web-slinging a high-CMC creature. Signature in counters-voltron and plus-one-counters shells where he can enter as a gigantic trampler; the alt-cost synergizes with ETB-value creatures that were already tapped, turning them into additional counter fuel.

Learnings (3)

  • The web-slinging payoff (Sensational Save) scales with the returned creature's mana value, not its power — bouncing a utility 5-drop like a Cultivate-equivalent creature gives 5 counters regardless of its combat stats.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Web-slinging requires a TAPPED creature to return, so untapped mana dorks or newly cast creatures don't qualify; decks should include ways to tap their own creatures (vigilance-less attackers, tap-ability creatures, or creatures that tap for mana) to reliably enable the alt-cost.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Because he enters with counters via a replacement effect (not a triggered ability), those counters are placed immediately as he enters — they don't require a stack trigger, making them harder to interact with.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #8,785

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