---
name: "Shelob's Ambush"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Food"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "108"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Simon Dominic"
oracle_id: "c2816923-9daf-4277-adf7-20427d14ba4a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shelobs-ambush-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shelob's Ambush
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Food

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

> *Frodo corse avanti, emozionato per la ritrovata libertà, ma Shelob con terrificante rapidità gli si parò dietro e lo punse nel collo.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Savor](/printing/savor-blb.md) — Instant
2. [Shelob, Child of Ungoliant](/printing/shelob-child-of-ungoliant-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Demon
3. [Scream Puff](/printing/scream-puff-woe.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Sweettooth Witch](/printing/sweettooth-witch-woe.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
5. [Second Breakfast](/printing/second-breakfast-ltr.md) — Instant
6. [Night of the Sweets' Revenge](/printing/night-of-the-sweets-revenge-woe.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #108
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Simon Dominic
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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