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Shelob, Child of Ungoliant

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Shelob, Child of Ungoliant, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth printing
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR · No. 681 2023-11-03

Card text

{4}{B}{G}
Legendary Creature — Spider Demon
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.
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Keywords: Food, Ward, Deathtouch
EDHREC rank #5087 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 5 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

10 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Except for being a Food artifact, having the listed activated ability, and losing all other card types and subtypes, the token copies only what was printed on the original creature (unless that creature is copying something else; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature was tapped or untapped, whether it had any counters on it or Auras or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that had changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

If the copied creature is copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that creature copied, with the exceptions noted above.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

Since the token is a Food artifact and not a creature, it can't attack or block unless it becomes a creature somehow.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

The token copies the creature as it last existed on the battlefield before it died, not as it exists in the graveyard.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

If the copied creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2024-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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