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Arachne, Psionic Weaver

Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM)

{2}{W}

Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero

Web-slinging {W} (You may cast this spell for {W} if you also return a tapped creature you control to its owner's hand.) As Arachne enters, look at an opponent's hand, then choose a card type other than creature. Spells of the chosen type cost {1} more to cast.
Plays as
Hate Bear
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal

Used in 2 known combosEDHREC #11,468

Versions

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Rulings

6 · latest Sep 19, 2025
  • WotCSep 19, 2025

    Card types other than creature include artifact, battle, enchantment, instant, kindred, planeswalker, and sorcery. Technically, you could also choose land, but lands are never cast, so doing so would have no effect. (The same is true for card types that don't appear in most games, like plane or scheme.)

  • WotCSep 19, 2025

    If any permanent has an ability that triggers when the permanent you return leaves the battlefield, that ability will be put on the stack after you finish casting the spell, and it will resolve before that spell.

  • WotCSep 19, 2025

    The creature you return must be tapped at the time you pay costs, but doesn't necessarily need to be tapped before you start casting the spell. For example, if you tap a creature with a mana ability to pay part of the spell's web-slinging cost, you could also return that creature to your hand to pay the cost.

  • WotCSep 19, 2025

    Web-slinging represents an alternative cost. If another effect allows you to play a card for a different alternative cost, including "without paying its mana cost," you can't also choose to pay its web-slinging cost. If any additional costs from other sources are applied, you must pay those.

  • WotCSep 19, 2025

    You can't choose a subtype, such as creature types like Spider or Hero, artifact types like Treasure or Food, or enchantment types like Aura.

  • WotCSep 19, 2025

    You must follow all normal timing rules when casting a spell with web-slinging. For creatures, that usually means you must cast it during a main phase of your turn while the stack is empty.