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Shelob, Dread Weaver

{3}{B}

Legendary Creature — Spider Demon

LTCTales of Middle-earth Commander#431rare
ShowcaseScrollSilver Foil
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 146
Illustrator
Warren Mahy
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Special Edition Collector Booster Pack
Printings3EDHREC rank#5,759
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, exile it. {2}{B}, Put a creature card exiled with Shelob into its owner's graveyard: Put two +1/+1 counters on Shelob. Draw a card. {X}{1}{B}: Put target creature card with mana value X exiled with Shelob onto the battlefield tapped under your control.
3/3
Plays as:
Card DrawCounter PlacerDeath Trigger
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+11.0%
$8.08
$6.20 low-$0.20 gapTCGplayer
Foil+3.9%
$8.00
$7.15 low$2.15 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.48· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Jun 16, 2023
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    Cards exiled with Shelob, Dread Weaver that would go to the graveyard but have that replaced by an effect such as Leyline of the Void are considered new objects. They are no longer considered to have been exiled with Shelob, Dread Weaver for the purposes of its activated abilities.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    If Shelob, Dread Weaver and a nontoken creature an opponent controls die at the same time, the opponent's creature will be exiled.