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Old Fat Spider

uncommon Creature — Spider

This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.

Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.

D+ Grade from the win rate

Win rate when drawn 52.9% −3.3 vs average 10,017 games

Win rates and picks

53.8% 23,670 games
Average pick ()
6.9

By deck

  • Ferocious Wolves 54.5% 6,094 games
  • Elf Landfall 51.6% 2,639 games

Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).

Reviews

The Old Fat Spider is a pretty solid that looks good on offense and defense. It may not have , but small creatures not being able to block it should mostly eliminate the creature problem and also makes it harder to chump block. Then, having and being a 6/7 makes it a very nice blocker, especially because it's hard to answer without giving your opponent a free card. It's still not exceptional, but certainly a good creature for the top of your .

Outside of the rares, Old Fat Spider looks like the best thing to ramp into. It's huge, it blocks everything, and when it's time to start attacking, it demands an answer. For six mana , you can't ask for much more - and yet you get more anyway. If an opponent can kill this, you get a replacement card.

Get your Old Fat Spiders and Gathering of Darkness while you can, in other words.

How to draft it

Roles in each deck

  • Ferocious Wolves Finisher

    Creatures with 2 or less power can't block it, which shuts out most blockers, and it draws you a card whenever the opponent targets it.

    How to play it

    Play at most one in this deck. On defense the 6/7 with holds off and big ground creatures alike.

    Learn the Ferocious Wolves deck