Shelob, Dread Weaver

Shelob, Dread Weaver

Legendary Creature — Spider Demon

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, exile it.

triggered — hits a graveyard

Put two +1/+1 counters on Shelob. Draw a card.

activated {2}{B}, Put a creature card exiled with Shelob into its owner's graveyard —

activated {2}{B}, Put a creature card exiled with Shelob into its owner's graveyard — puts 2 counters on it

activated {2}{B}, Put a creature card exiled with Shelob into its owner's graveyard — draws you 1 card

Put target creature card with mana value X exiled with Shelob onto the battlefield tapped under your control.

activated {X}{1}{B} — blinks a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a nontoken creature, a nontoken creature leaves a graveyard, put a creature into a graveyard, put a counter on anything, draw a card, put a creature onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a nontoken creature dies.

Works well with

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

  1. Mary Jane Watson — When Shelob, Dread Weaver 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, Dread Weaver 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, Dread Weaver enters:

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

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to Shelob, Dread Weaver:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. Erebos's Titan — When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Shelob, Dread Weaver, Erebos's Titan triggers

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Shelob, Dread Weaver, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Dread Weaver gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

When a creature dies thanks to:

  1. Termination Facilitator — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  2. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  3. Ultima Weapon — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  4. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  5. Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  6. Repentant Vampire — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  7. Professor Onyx — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  8. Death Rattle — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  9. Murderous Cut — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard
  10. Witch of the Moors — Shelob, Dread Weaver hits a graveyard

2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature goes to a graveyard — 3,011 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to Shelob, Dread Weaver:

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  2. Lorcan, Warlock Collector — brings a card back
  3. Robot Domination — draws you 1 card
  4. Voracious Brood — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind — copies a permanent
  6. Profane Memento — gains you 1 life
  7. Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition — triggers
  8. Soulcipher Board // Cipherbound Spirit — triggers
  9. Sefris of the Hidden Ways — triggers

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Dread Weaver makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Shelob, Dread Weaver gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

Shelob, Dread Weaver:

  1. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  3. Transplant Theorist — puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  4. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  5. Wayward Angel — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  6. Rescue from the Underworld — puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  7. Victimize — puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
  8. Bound // Determined — puts cards into the graveyard that Bound // Determined can bring back
  9. Enlightened Confidant — puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  10. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to Shelob, Dread Weaver:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  5. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  6. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  7. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

When Shelob, Dread Weaver is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Shelob is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Shelob, Dread Weaver enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

32 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, Dread Weaver enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself

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