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◇ Catalog #198

Giant Spider

lea·#198·common·nonfoil

Illus. Sandra Everingham

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Aug 1993

33 yr ago

Value

$45.00+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $47 · low $42

NM$45.0

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$42–$48modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $48low $23range 113.3%n 254

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #18,964 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$45

Gameplay

Creature — Spider

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

While it possesses potent venom, the Giant Spider often chooses not to paralyze its victims. Perhaps the creature enjoys the gentle rocking motion caused by its captives' struggles to escape its web.

2/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-04-01wotc

This card now uses the Reach keyword ability to enable the blocking of flying creatures. This works because a creature with flying can only be blocked by creatures with flying or reach.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $45.00. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $22.50 and $47.99 across 254 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEA — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #198 of *Limited Edition Alpha*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1993 Limited Edition Alpha release.

Card type: Creature — Spider, color identity green, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{G} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Reach.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #18,964 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Sandra Everingham. Rarix catalogs 249 other cards credited to this artist.