Arasta of the Endless Web

Gameplan

Arasta turns opponents' instants and sorceries into an ever-growing wall of 1/2 reach Spiders, blunting flyers and combat while you build a board. You play defense early, ramp into bigger threats, and convert your token army into an overwhelming attack or sacrifice fodder. Against spell-heavy tables she snowballs into dozens of blockers, buying time for green's payoffs.

Key Cards

• Doubling Season — Doubles every Spider token Arasta makes, exponentially growing your board off opponents' spells.
• Parallel Lives — Cheap token doubler that turns each opponent spell into two Spiders.
• Craterhoof Behemoth — Converts a wide Spider board into a lethal overrun finisher.
• Cathars' Crusade — Each Spider token entering pumps your whole team, turning chip blockers into real threats.
• Ashnod's Altar — Sacrifices excess Spiders for mana to fuel huge plays and combo loops.
• Skullclamp — Turns your endless 1/2 tokens into a relentless card-draw engine.

Upgrade Path

Lean into token doublers (Doubling Season, Parallel Lives, Anointed Procession) and anthem payoffs (Cathars' Crusade, Beastmaster Ascension) to make tiny Spiders matter. Add green's premium ramp (Sol Ring, Cultivate, mana dorks) and card advantage like Beast Whisperer and Skullclamp to refuel, then cap with Craterhoof Behemoth and Overwhelming Stampede as finishers. To raise consistency, include reusable interaction such as Beast Within, Heroic Intervention to protect your board, and Triumph of the Hordes for an infect-based alternate kill.