Shelob, Child of Ungoliant

Shelob, Child of Ungoliant

Legendary Creature — Spider Demon

Mana cost: {4}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Deathtouch, ward {2}
Other Spiders you control have deathtouch and ward {2}.

static — grants a keyword

Whenever another creature dealt damage this turn by a Spider you controlled dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Food artifact with that ability and it loses all other card types.

triggered — makes a token

You gain 3 life,

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: create a Food artifact token, put a Food artifact token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature dies, a Spider it grants abilities to.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Shelob, Child of Ungoliant onto the battlefield from your library

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Spider enters the battlefield — 206 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. Mary Jane Watson — When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant enters, Mary Jane Watson draws you 1 card

a Spider creature it grants types to — 207 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Spider-Suit — Spider-Suit gives Shelob, Child of Ungoliant an extra creature type

206 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When a Food enters thanks to Shelob, Child of Ungoliant:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant makes a Food token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When a Food enters thanks to Shelob, Child of Ungoliant:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

56 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

127 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Saw — sacrifices a creature

197 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

29 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

353 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Shelob, Child of Ungoliant enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

73 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.