Skyward Spider
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Ward 2 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
This creature has flying as long as it's modified. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Rulings
3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2025-09-19
A creature with a counter on it is considered modified no matter what kind of counter it is or which player put it on that creature.
- 2025-09-19
An Aura controlled by an opponent does not cause a creature you control to be modified.
- 2025-09-19
A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Skyward Spider, whatever its commander.
Every version of Skyward Spider
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.

- Normal
- $0.25
- Foil
- $0.30
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Skyward Spider. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.