Underpowered and almost completely uninteresting; a pretty typical Homelands card. The only reason to even glance at it is the somewhat odd granting of First Strike to a green card, but even that is a mere curiosity, not a significant, exploitable feature, even if it worked outside of blocking scenarios.
garbagegatherer
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Even more curious: where did his reach go?
longwinded
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@Tiggurix It's a subterranean spider, sort of like Giant Trap Door Spider (which also lacks reach). Flavor-wise, spiders' reach comes from the ability to weave a Web, which isn't often done underground.
ultratog1028
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
First strike here, Flavorwise, is that you are ambushed by the spider.
Look at the art. The Spider just dropped down on this guy and is all like "Hi, lol." and the guy is, well, probably in need of new pants.
VoidedNote
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Even MORE curious, why the hell is that guy in there?
tavaritz
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
With greens power booster instants this is a creature killer.
Kryptnyt
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(5 votes)
The Size of Spiders, and the Reactions of Kryptnyt. by Kryptnyt
1mm Aww lookit the lil guy 1cm *squish* 1inch Ugh! *smash* 1.5 inch EEEEE! *finds something that can be used like a club* *splat* 3 inch Somebody left their pet spider here. Is it yours? *strokes* 5 inch Blimey look at the size of that bugger! 1 foot Wow! Its a spider, but its like an animal! Cool! 3 feet Neat... I'm gonna stay away from that 6 feet Yikes! Its as big as me! What is this, a horror film? 12 feet CALL THE POWER RANGERS OMG SAVE ME
Radagast
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Ah, Homelands, where a 2/2 green creature for 3G with an ability that doesn't always work is considered perfectly logical! Just one of the many reasons why that set was so awful!
Teotanek
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
one of the two spiders that don't have reach
Tiggurix
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@garbagegatherer: Exactly, that was the first thing I wondered when I finished reading this card. I had never expected there to be a Spider without reach without good reason.
@longwinded: Thank you! =)
@kryptnyt: First of all, spiders are just as much a good and true animal as you and me, and secondly, I can't say I approve of your hostility towards innocent arachnids.
Equinox523
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Here's the thing about it that sucks: It will never surprise opponents. They will know they are attacking into it, and furthermore, its ability isn't even viable for offense! This would have been more playable if it had Flash, of even if it was just a 3/2 First Strike. Alas.
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It's a subterranean spider, sort of like Giant Trap Door Spider (which also lacks reach). Flavor-wise, spiders' reach comes from the ability to weave a Web, which isn't often done underground.
Look at the art. The Spider just dropped down on this guy and is all like "Hi, lol." and the guy is, well, probably in need of new pants.
by Kryptnyt
1mm Aww lookit the lil guy
1cm *squish*
1inch Ugh! *smash*
1.5 inch EEEEE! *finds something that can be used like a club* *splat*
3 inch Somebody left their pet spider here. Is it yours? *strokes*
5 inch Blimey look at the size of that bugger!
1 foot Wow! Its a spider, but its like an animal! Cool!
3 feet Neat... I'm gonna stay away from that
6 feet Yikes! Its as big as me! What is this, a horror film?
12 feet CALL THE POWER RANGERS OMG SAVE ME
@longwinded: Thank you! =)
@kryptnyt: First of all, spiders are just as much a good and true animal as you and me, and secondly, I can't say I approve of your hostility towards innocent arachnids.