Shelob, Child of Ungoliant

Commander
BGShelob, Child of Ungoliant
5.2±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(362 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Resilience+5
Mana dorks3
GElvish Mystic+5
GLlanowar Elves+5
1GTwitching Doll+4
Land ramp7
1GNature's Lore+6
1GFarseek+5
1GRampant Growth+5
2GKodama's Reach+5
2GCultivate+5
3GSkyshroud Claim+2
3GG2GBloomvine Regent+2
Tutors1
Profane Tutor+18
Draw engines5
2GPeregrin Took+2
2GGBeast Whisperer+5
3BShelob, Dread Weaver+3
3BBLolth, Spider Queen+5
3BGMoldervine Reclamation+5
Cantrips & burst draw3
GAbundant Growth+1
1GHeritage Reclamation+2
3GGShamanic Revelation+2
Recursion1
1GGEternal Witness+5
Value engines1
2GRealmwalker+5
Spot removal6
BGGolgari Charm+12
BGAbrupt Decay+6
1GHeritage Reclamation+2
2GBeast Within+6
1BGPutrefy+2
2BGSkyfisher Spider+1
Graveyard hate1
3BShelob, Dread Weaver+3
Board wipes1
1BGPernicious Deed+7
Stax & hate2
2GKrosan Grip+5
2GArachnus Web+5
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+12ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands1
Woodland Cemetery+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands3
Twilight Mire+2
Tainted Wood+2
Viridescent Bog+2
Taplands11
Temple of Malady+3
Witherbloom Campus+3
Necroblossom Snarl+2
Golgari Rot Farm+2
Darkmoss Bridge+2
Foul Orchard+2
Golgari Guildgate+2
Festering Gulch+2
Thriving Grove+2
Thriving Moor+2
Jungle Hollow+2
Basic lands2
Forest+9
Swamp+6
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 token doubler, 1 haste enabler, 3 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Synergy pieces17
1GTwitching Doll+4
2GTwin-Silk Spider+4
2GArachnogenesis+4
2GCurse of Clinging Webs+4
2GPeregrin Took+2
4Maskwood Nexus+6
3BMirkwood Bats+5
2GGArasta of the Endless Web+4
2BGRotwidow Pack+4
2GGPenumbra Spider+4
3GWall Crawl+4
3GBrood Weaver+4
+5 more
Win conditions5
XBBExsanguinate+5
1GFynn, the Fangbearer+1
3GGOverwhelming Stampede+5
2GGGOverrun+5
5GGGEnd-Raze Forerunners+6
Combat threats1
BChangeling Outcast+1
Sacrifice outlets1
2BGSkyfisher Spider+1
Reanimation1
3BShelob, Dread Weaver+3

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 5.2 → Bracket 3
Threats92Mana base75Speed65

0.7 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.3 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

Token Strategy20 cards

20 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Lolth, Spider Queen,Ishkanah, Grafwidow,Twitching Doll,Mirkwood Bats,Arasta of the Endless Web
Spider Tribal18 cards

18 spider creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Obelisk Spider,Shelob, Dread Weaver,Doom Weaver,Ishkanah, Grafwidow,Twitching Doll
Aristocrats12 cards

12 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Lolth, Spider Queen,Shelob, Dread Weaver,Blex, Vexing Pest,Doom Weaver,Twitching Doll

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.