Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Deathtouch, ward {2} Other Spiders you control have deathtouch and ward {2}. Whenever another creature dealt damage this turn by a Spider you controlled dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Food artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life," and it loses all other card types.
How Shelob decks play in EDH
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 4BG, and its legendary creature - spider demon line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Shelob, Child of Ungoliant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $12.71Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shelob, Child of Ungoliant 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 Shelob, Child of Ungoliant deck?
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Shelob, Child of Ungoliant?
The cards played most often in Shelob, Child of Ungoliant decks include Supper for Spiders, Attercop, Old Fat Spider. 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 Shelob, Child of Ungoliant deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $12.71 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 Shelob, Child of Ungoliant 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.