Spider (Legends of Runeterra)

For the species, see Spider.

1Spiderling, a Spider card

“	"Stay away from my pets!"
	— 2Elise

Spider is a group unique to a small set of Noxus and Shadow Isles cards.

The Spider cards are thematically associated with the spiders from 2Elise.

Strategy

• Most spider cards share the keyword Fearsome. Exceptions are 5Arachnoid Host, 3Arachnoid Sentry, 2House Spider and 1Spiderling.
  • All spiders gain Fearsome when 2Spider Queen Elise is on the board.
• Spiders are often used in "Zoo" or Aggro decks which seek to quickly build up a board of spiders, then buff them.
  • 3Frenzied Skitterer, 6Brood Awakening, 5Arachnoid Host, 2Brothers' Bond, 3Might, and other Noxian cards can provide strong attack buffs.
  • Direct Damage such as 5Decimate can be used to close out games.
• In Control decks, 1Spiderlings generated by 2Vile Feast or 1Hapless Aristocrat can serve as chump blockers (if the enemy does not have Overwhelm or Fearsome).

Trivia

• The Fearsome keyword on the cards is likely based on Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders.
• The Noxian cards are all from Elise's mansion, while the Shadow Isles cards are presumably close to Vilemaw's Lair.
  • An interesting case is 3Frenzied Skitterer, with the altar and region indicating it is on the Shadow Isles, but the flavor text seems to be in Noxus.
  • This shows that Elise brought some of her "pets" from the Shadow Isles back to Noxus with her.

List of Spider cards

	Name	Type	Subtype	Region				Rarity
01NX015	Precious Pet	Unit	Spider	Noxus	1	2	1	Common
01NX023	Arachnoid Host	Unit	Spider	Noxus	5	5	3	Rare
01NX046	Arachnoid Sentry	Unit	Spider	Noxus	3	3	2	Common
01NX055	House Spider	Unit	Spider	Noxus	2	2	2	Common
01SI002	Spiderling	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	1	1	1
01SI027T1	Vilemaw	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	3	6	6
01SI039	Arachnoid Horror	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	2	3	2	Common
01SI053	Elise	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	2	2	3	Champion
01SI053T2	Spider Queen Elise	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	2	4	3
01SI056	Frenzied Skitterer	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	3	3	2	Rare
04NX016	Shrieking Spinner	Unit	Spider	Noxus	4	2	5	Rare
04SI009	Soulspinner	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	3	3	2	Common

List of cards related to Spider cards

	Name	Type	Subtype	Region				Rarity
01NX023	Arachnoid Host	Unit	Spider	Noxus	5	5	3	Rare
01SI050	Brood Awakening	Spell		Shadow Isles	6	0	0	Rare
01SI053	Elise	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	2	2	3	Champion
01SI053T2	Spider Queen Elise	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	2	4	3
01SI056	Frenzied Skitterer	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	3	3	2	Rare
04NX016	Shrieking Spinner	Unit	Spider	Noxus	4	2	5	Rare

List of cards generating Spider cards

	Name	Type	Subtype	Region				Rarity
01NX055	House Spider	Unit	Spider	Noxus	2	2	2	Common
01SI027	Fresh Offerings	Spell		Shadow Isles	3	0	0	Rare
01SI036	Crawling Sensation	Spell		Shadow Isles	1	0	0	Common
01SI040	Vile Feast	Spell		Shadow Isles	2	0	0	Common
01SI043	Hapless Aristocrat	Unit		Shadow Isles	1	1	1	Common
01SI050	Brood Awakening	Spell		Shadow Isles	6	0	0	Rare
01SI053	Elise	Unit	Spider	Shadow Isles	2	2	3	Champion
01SI053T1	Elise's Crawling Sensation	Spell		Shadow Isles	1	0	0

See Also

• Spider (Species)
• Shadow Isles: Undead Wilds
• Elise/Background