Arachnophobia

Commander / EDH* BG (Golgari) Spider Tokens

bryanw199991

Creature (29)

• 1x Arasta of the Endless Web
• 1x Blex, Vexing Pest  ^Flip
• 1x Blightwidow
• 1x Bloodline Pretender
• 1x Brood Weaver
• 1x Chainweb Aracnir
• 1x Chameleon Colossus
• 1x Deadly Recluse
• 1x Doom Weaver
• 1x Drider
• 1x Graverobber Spider
• 1x Hatchery Spider
• 1x Juvenile Gloomwidow
• 1x Kessig Recluse
• 1x Llanowar Greenwidow
• 1x Masked Vandal
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Obelisk Spider
• 1x Penumbra Spider
• 1x Realmwalker
• 1x Rotwidow Pack
• 1x Silklash Spider
• 1x Skull Prophet
• 1x Sporeweb Weaver
• 1x Sweet-Gum Recluse
• 1x Thran Spider
• 1x Twin-Silk Spider
• 1x Watcher in the Web
• 1x Webspinner Cuff

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Assault Formation
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Hidden Spider
• 1x Moldervine Reclamation
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Vessel of Nascency

Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Darkmoss Bridge
• 1x Deathcap Glade
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Swarmyard
• 1x Tree of Tales
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Instant (4)

• 1x Arachnogenesis
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Lolth, Spider Queen

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Cryptic Gateway
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Sol Ring

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Spider Spawning
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

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Sorcery (2)

• 1x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Nature's Lore

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sylvan Anthem

Artifact (1)

• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

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Opening Hand: You want a milling card, like Vessel of Nascency, Life from the Loam, Search for Blex  , Nyx Weaver or Skull Prophet to activate the Delirium ability of Ishkanah, Grafwidow. You want Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle , Cloudstone Curio + Cryptic Gateway , or a tutor (Profane Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Demonic Tutor, Final Parting, Imperial Seal, Grim Tutor, Scheming Symmetry) ideally to tutor the combo piece you don't get. If you have both, you are gonna have a good game. Arasta of the Endless Web is a badass mother fucker, but not required. I don't like to mulligan to 5 to get one of these but I will if I have too.

Winning: Ashnod's Altar + Ishkanah, Grafwidow + Nim Deathmantle with Delirium or Cloudstone Curio + Cryptic Gateway + Ishkanah, Grafwidow with Delirium. In CEDH, I think this is and going wide with tokens are the only options that can actually work for winning, IMO. Triumph of the Hordes can help with that.

General Play Notes: My shit dies a lot bruh, which is why I added Eldrazi Monument. Deathreap Ritual and Moldervine Reclamation can make this less painful. You shouldn't play this deck unless you like the flavor. If you want to win 100% of the time, it's not for you. I play it because I love spiders, and have a tarantula IRL.

Deck Change Notes:

Place Holder for Curse of Clinging Webs on MTGO: Sensei's Divining Top (Curse of Clinging Webs is sold out on MTGO). Sensei's Divining Top has draw and milling value, reducing the chance you will accidentally mill Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle with Nyx Weaver or Skull Prophet.

Removed: Metallic Mimic and Adaptive Automaton, added Acid Web Spider and Masked Vandal for more play value.

Removed: Door of Destinies, Vanquisher's Banner and Herald's Horn, added Ashnod's Altar, Eldrazi Monument, and Nim Deathmantle for more play value. I wasn't getting use of Door of Destinies, Vanquisher's Banner and Herald's Horn when I would draw them.

Removed: Grisly Salvage, added Vessel of Nascency (for the option of retrieving Ashnod's Altar or Nim Deathmantle should they be milled).

Removed: Grapple with the Past, added Final Parting. Final Parting allows more control than Grapple with the Past and is a tutor.

Removed: Golgari Signet, added Commander's Sphere. Commander's Sphere has more value because you can sac it to draw and add an artifact in your graveyard.

Removed: Perpetual Timepiece, added Grim Tutor, Drawing a tutor that could retrieve Ashnod's Altar or Nim Deathmantle or a mill card is better than drawing Perpetual Timepiece

Removed: Sylvan Anthem and Nature's Lore, added Cloudstone Curio and Cryptic Gateway

Date added	1 year
Last updated	9 months
Key combos	Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle Cloudstone Curio + Cryptic Gateway + Ishkanah, Grafwidow Ashnod's Altar + Ishkanah, Grafwidow + Nim Deathmantle Cloudstone Curio + Cryptic Gateway
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 54 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Emblem Lolth, Spider Queen, Powerstone, Saproling 1/1 G, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Spider 1/2 G, Spider 2/1 B, Spider 2/4 B, Treasure
Based on	Spiders bryanw199991 EDH