---
name: "Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: ["Trample", "Web-slinging", "Sensational Save"]
set: "OM1"
set_name: "Through the Omenpaths"
collector_number: "126"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Javier Charro"
oracle_id: "13ab2f3f-f65e-42b5-b743-39b30a4c4751"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scarlet-spider-ben-reilly-om1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
- **Keywords:** Trample, Web-slinging, Sensational Save

## Oracle Text
Web-slinging {R}{G} (You may cast this spell for {R}{G} if you also return a tapped creature you control to its owner's hand.)
Trample
Sensational Save — If Scarlet Spider was cast using web-slinging, he enters with X +1/+1 counters on him, where X is the mana value of the returned creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spider-Man, Web-Slinger](/printing/spider-man-web-slinger-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
2. [Spiders-Man, Heroic Horde](/printing/spiders-man-heroic-horde-spm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Hero
3. [Spider-Man, Brooklyn Visionary](/printing/spider-man-brooklyn-visionary-spm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
4. [Amazing Spider-Girl](/printing/amazing-spider-girl-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
5. [Spider-Man India](/printing/spider-man-india-spm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
6. [Spider-UK](/printing/spider-uk-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Through the Omenpaths (OM1) #126
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Javier Charro
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2025-09-19)* Use the mana value of the creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X. If it had {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 when determining its mana value.