Ancient Spider

Creature — Spider 2/5, 2WG (4)

First strike; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

It outlived both king and castle.

Illus. Greg Staples

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Dragonlair Spider

Creature — Spider 5/6, 2RRGG (6)

Reach

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a 1/1 green Insect creature token onto the battlefield.

Swarms thrive in its nest, feeding on leathery bits of discarded wing.

Illus. Carl Critchlow

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/1/2012: The triggered ability will resolve and the Insect will be created before the spell that caused it to trigger resolves.
• 6/1/2012: The triggered ability won't be affected if the spell that caused it to trigger is countered.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Commander

Giant Trap Door Spider

Creature — Spider 2/3, 1RG (3)

{1}{R}{G}, {T}: Exile Giant Trap Door Spider and target creature without flying that's attacking you.

"So large and so quiet—a combination best avoided."
—Disa the Restless, journal entry

Illus. Heather Hudson

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: If Giant Trap Door Spider leaves the battlefield before its ability resolves, the ability will still resolve as normal. The targeted creature will be exiled.
• 10/4/2004: If the targeted creature leaves the battlefield (or otherwise becomes an illegal target) before the ability resolves, the ability will be countered. Giant Trap Door Spider will remain on the battlefield.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Pale Recluse

Creature — Spider 4/5, 4WG (6)

Reach (This can block creatures with flying.)

Forestcycling {2}, plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.)

Illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 5/1/2009: Unlike the normal cycling ability, landcycling doesn't allow you to draw a card. Instead, it lets you search your library for a land card of the specified land type, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
• 5/1/2009: Landcycling is a form of cycling. Any ability that triggers on a card being cycled also triggers on a card being landcycled. Any ability that stops a cycling ability from being activated also stops a landcycling ability from being activated.
• 5/1/2009: You can choose to find any card with the appropriate land type, including nonbasic lands. You can also choose not to find a card, even if there is a land card with the appropriate type in your library.
• 5/1/2009: A landcycling ability lets you search for any card in your library with the stated land type. It doesn't have to be a basic land.
• 5/1/2009: You may only activate one landcycling ability at a time. You must specify which landcycling ability you are activating as you cycle this card, not as the ability resolves.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern