---
name: "Skyward Spider"
mana_cost: "{W/U}{W/U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Spider Human Hero"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "SPM"
set_name: "Marvel's Spider-Man"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bachzim"
oracle_id: "d6ba76fa-441c-4a74-bfea-8ae2a2c9e391"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skyward-spider-spm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skyward Spider
- **Mana Cost:** `{W/U}{W/U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Spider Human Hero
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
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.)

> *„Was Onkel Jonah wohl tun würde, wenn er mich jetzt sehen könnte?"
-Spider-Woman, Mattie Franklin*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) #146
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bachzim
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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