Mirkwood Spider (LTR)

Mirkwood Spider
Casting Cost: {G}
Card Type: Creature - Spider
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Card Text:
Deathtouch
Whenever Mirkwood Spider attacks, target legendary creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Flavour Text:
Far and wide Shelob's lesser broods spread from glen to glen, to Dol Guldur and the fastnesses of Mirkwood.
Artist: Alexander Ostrowski

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Low mana cost, making it easily playable in the early game.
  • Deathtouch allows it to trade with any creature.
  • Provides additional utility by granting deathtouch to a legendary creature when attacking.
• Weaknesses:
  • Low power and toughness make it vulnerable to removal and ineffective as a standalone threat.
  • Its secondary ability is conditional on having a legendary creature.

Deck Utility:

• Spider Tribal Decks: Can fit into a spider tribal strategy for its deathtouch ability, although the secondary ability might not find much use here.

• Legendary Creature-focused Decks: The ability to give a legendary creature deathtouch could be useful in decks that feature a lot of legendary creatures.

• Limited Formats (Draft/Sealed): A decent one-drop that can trade with larger creatures and provide a bonus to legendary creatures.

• Commander: In a Commander deck that uses a legendary creature as its commander or has multiple legendary creatures, this card could be a decent role-player.

Mirkwood Spider is a niche card that serves multiple purposes. It's a cheap creature with deathtouch, making it useful for dealing with larger threats. The ability to grant deathtouch to a legendary creature adds an extra layer of utility, making it potentially useful in a deck that features several legendary creatures. Overall, it's a specialized card that could find a home in specific deck archetypes.