Araña, Heart of the Spider
Whenever you attack, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature. Whenever a modified creature you control deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
How Araña decks play in EDH
Araña, Heart of the Spider is a Boros commander in white and red costing 1RW, and its legendary creature - spider human hero line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Araña, Heart of the Spider decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $16.62Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (1)
Removal (3)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Araña, Heart of the Spider decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Araña, Heart of the Spider deck?
Araña, Heart of the Spider has a Boros colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Araña, Heart of the Spider?
The cards played most often in Araña, Heart of the Spider decks include Guiding Hydra, Mabel, Valley Hero, Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Araña, Heart of the Spider deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $16.62 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Araña, Heart of the Spider deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.