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Giant Spider

Magic: The GatheringIntl. Collectors' Edition#199

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Intl. Collectors' EditionCEI · #199

Card type: Creature — Spider
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 1.46 € · 5.91 $
Mana value: 4
Power: 2
Toughness: 4
Colour: Green

Card text

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

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Printing information

Illustrator: Sandra Everingham
Card language: English
Release date: 1993-12-10

Flavour text

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.

Rulings

2008-04-01

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.