Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth/#374/2023Rare
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$2.49
Cardmarket€2.01
ManaPool$1.62
TCGplayer$1.67
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.65
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $2.49High $3.49Low $2.49▼ 28.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.67TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 7.7%30d▼ 6.2%90d▼ 19.7%
90d high
$2.08
90d low
$1.67
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$1.46
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Down 6.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 20% below its 90 day high of $2.08.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (5 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 465% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Spider Demon
Deathtouch, ward
Other Spiders you control have deathtouch and ward .
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 ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life," and it loses all other card types.
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Keywords
FoodWardDeathtouch
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (10)
wotc8 Nov 2024
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
wotc8 Nov 2024
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
wotc8 Nov 2024
You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
wotc16 Jun 2023
If the copied creature is a token, the new token that's created copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the exceptions noted above.
wotc16 Jun 2023
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the chosen creature will also work.
wotc16 Jun 2023
If the copied creature is copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that creature copied, with the exceptions noted above.
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Shares Copy effect, Creature, Legendary creatureBoth creatures
Shares Creature, Legendary creature, Sacrifice outletSame colour identity
Shares Creature, Legendary creature, ProtectionOverlapping colour identity
Shares Creature, Legendary creature, Life gainOverlapping colour identity
Shares Creature, Legendary creature, Life gainSame colour identity
Shares Creature, Legendary creature, Sacrifice outletOverlapping colour identity
Shares Creature, Life gain, ProtectionOverlapping colour identity
Shares Creature, Legendary creature, ProtectionMV 5 vs 6
About this card
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant is a Legendary Creature — Spider Demon, with mana cost {4}{B}{G} (mana value 6). Printed 5 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.67 (down 6.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant FAQ
How much is Shelob, Child of Ungoliant worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Shelob, Child of Ungoliant is $1.67. It is down 6.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.67 to $2.08.
What is the cheapest printing of Shelob, Child of Ungoliant?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth at $1.46 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Shelob, Child of Ungoliant?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth at $11.28 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Shelob, Child of Ungoliant are there?
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Shelob, Child of Ungoliant first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LTR #374, released 2023-06-23.
What is the newest printing of Shelob, Child of Ungoliant?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LTR #785, released 2023-11-03.
Is there a foil version of Shelob, Child of Ungoliant?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $9.44 versus $1.67 for nonfoil, which is 465% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Shelob, Child of Ungoliant legal in Commander?
Yes, Shelob, Child of Ungoliant is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.