Shelob Spider/Infect EDH - Darkness Got You Like

Commander / EDH* BG (Golgari) Infect Spider

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Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arena
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 8x Forest
• 1x Haunted Mire
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swarmyard
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Curse of Clinging Webs
• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Lure
• 1x Song of Freyalise
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree

Creature (23)

• 1x Arasta of the Endless Web
• 1x Blightwidow
• 1x Copper Longlegs
• 1x Deadly Recluse
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Doom Weaver
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fynn, the Fangbearer
• 1x Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
• 1x Gyome, Master Chef
• 1x Hatchery Spider
• 1x Ishkanah, Grafwidow
• 1x Kessig Recluse
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Penumbra Spider
• 1x Ruins Recluse
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Skysnare Spider
• 1x Sweet-Gum Recluse
• 1x Twin-Silk Spider
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Watcher in the Web

Instant (11)

• 1x Arachnogenesis
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Bite Down
• 1x Cosmic Hunger
• 1x Destined / Lead
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Infectious Bite
• 1x Obscuring Haze
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Animist's Might
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Infectious Inquiry
• 1x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Smell Fear
• 1x Spider Spawning
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Unnatural Restoration

Artifact (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Nemesis Mask
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Viridian Longbow

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

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Power creeping round the corner is an 8-legged flavourful bitch who wants a snack - Shelob

Key Ideas:

• Utilise Shelobs ability with ping effects: Cosmic Hunger card:Virdian Longbow

• Wipe boards with deathtouch and Lure effects

• Slow poison creep with counters Infectious Inquiry & proliferate before striking with large amounts Triumph of the Hordes

• Recur annoying blights to keep the above flowing Journey to Eternity  

• Very Weak: Build a +1/+1 counter army of spiders if desperate by feeding them Shelob's Lunch Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

Most ideas are very weak and build a way to a win rather than having clear combos, stealing useful abilities from your opponents.

While I'm sure there are infinites involving Cauldron Familiar, it doesn't seem... fun

This is also without seeing any new LoTR spiders or themes that may fit around Shelob, so will be updated when seen

Full breakdown at 5 upvotes...

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 year
Exclude colors	WUR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.26
Tokens	Food, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Spider 1/2 G, Spider 2/4 B, Treasure