---
name: "Shelob, Child of Ungoliant"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spider Demon"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Food", "Ward", "Deathtouch"]
set: "PLTR"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Promos"
collector_number: "230s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lorenzo Mastroianni"
oracle_id: "8372115d-c963-4a41-8759-72f7f6a8935a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shelob-child-of-ungoliant-pltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spider Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/8
- **Keywords:** Food, Ward, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shelob, Dread Weaver](/printing/shelob-dread-weaver-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Demon
2. [Shelob's Ambush](/printing/shelobs-ambush-ltr.md) — Instant
3. [Brood Weaver](/printing/brood-weaver-dbl.md) — Creature — Spider
4. [Spider Food](/printing/spider-food-woe.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mirkwood Spider](/printing/mirkwood-spider-ltr.md) — Creature — Spider
6. [Penumbra Spider](/printing/penumbra-spider-plst.md) — Creature — Spider

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #230s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lorenzo Mastroianni
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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