Shelob, Child of Ungoliant (LTR)

Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Casting Cost: {4} {b} {g}
Card type: Legendary Creature - Spider Demon
Power/Toughness: 8/8
Card Text:
DeathTouch, Ward 2
Other spiders you control have deathtouch and ward 2.
Whenever Another Creature Deagle Damage This Turn by A Spider You Controlled Dies, Create A Token A Copy Of That Creature, Except It's A Food Artifact With "2, T, Sacrifice This Artifact: You Gain 3 Life," And It Loses All Othern Card types.
Artist: Lorenzo Mastroianni

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:

  • High Power and Toughness for the cost.
  • Deathtouch Makes It A Lethal Blocker or Attacker.
  • Provides Tribal Synergies for Spider Decks.
  • Generates Value from Creatures Dying via Food Token Creation.

• Weaknesses:

  • High Mana Cost Makes It A Late game Card.
  • No Inherent Evasion (E.G., Flying or Trample).

Deck Utility:

• Spider Tribal Decks: A centerpiece for this type of deck, sacrificial synergy and utility.

• Token generating decks: Can fit well in a deck that aims to generate value from creature tokens.

• Food-Themed Decks: Provides Another Way to Create Food tokens for Various Synergies.

Interactions and Combos:

• Doubling Season: Amplifies the food tokens you generate, making the most of your creature deaths.

• Assassin's Trophy: Helps Remove Threats While You Benefit From the Downside via Your Ward Abilitions.

• Arachnogenesis: A Surprise Combat Trick That Can Suddenly Fill Your Board With Deathtouch, Ward Spiders, Potentialy Generating Several Food tokens.

• Poison-Tip Archer: Will deal extra damage to opponents when creatures that, synergy well with shelob's token-making ability.

Shelob, Child of Ungoliant is a Strong Choice for Decks Focused on Spider Tribal Synergies or token-based strategies. The card sacrifices Both a powerful board presence and a unique ability to generate value from combat, making it a formidable late game threat.