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Spider-UK

MSC · uncommon · Released 2026-06-26

Power

brawl
fringetier-2Niche payoff
commander
fringetier-2Niche payoff

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

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

on

on rate

incremental

minor value alone

build around

needs a shell

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
tokens-go-wideblinkflicker
negative:
voltroncontrol

Roles

midrange-threatcard-drawlifegain-payoffetb-payoff

Risks

requires-creature-densityconditional-triggerslow-setup

Mechanics

mech-web-slinging

Typal

synergy:
spiderhuman
anti:

Structural

triggered-abilityalternative-cost

Rationale

Spider-UK is a 4cmc 3/4 legendary with a web-slinging alternative cost (return a tapped creature to bounce down to {2}{W}) and an end-step card-draw/lifegain trigger when two or more creatures entered under your control that turn. Its primary home is token/creature-flood strategies where meeting the two-creature threshold is easy; blink/flicker shells also reliably trigger it by bouncing and replaying ETB creatures. Voltron and control have no synergy with its creature-density payoff condition.

Learnings (3)

  • The web-slinging alternative cost synergizes with ETB creatures: bouncing a tapped creature you attacked with (or used an ability from) to replay it next turn is both a cost and a source of additional 'creature entered' triggers toward the end-step condition.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Spider-UK's end-step trigger checks creatures that entered *this turn*, not just under your control — running multiple haste creatures, token generators, or blink effects in one turn maximizes value.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • As a mono-white legendary, Spider-UK can serve as a Brawl commander in creature-flood or weenie strategies, where the card-draw trigger partially offsets white's historically weak card-advantage.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #9,763