Spider
Spiders are predatory, venomous arachnids, widely feared by people. In this game, the only spider is Shelob. Each Shelob card is a Shadow 
Gollum culture minion with 8 strength, 8 vitality, home site 8, and Twilight cost 6 (which is usually 8, since she is roaming for most of the game).
Spiders also feature prominently in the Hobbit Draft Game fan sets, as their own swarm-based culture.
List of Cards with the Spider Race[edit]
| Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Shelob, Eater of Light (8R25)
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Gollum
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Minion • Spider | Fierce.
When you play Shelob, you may play a Shelob is strength +3 for each minion stacked on a |
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Shelob, Last Child of Ungoliant (8C26)
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Gollum
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Minion • Spider | Enduring. Fierce.
While in a fierce skirmish, Shelob is damage +1. |
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Shelob, Her Ladyship (10R23)
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Gollum
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Minion • Spider | Enduring. Fierce.
When you play Shelob, if you can spot Gollum, you may spot a companion. That companion cannot be assigned to a skirmish until the end of the turn. |
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Shelob, Menace (18R34)
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Gollum
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Minion • Spider | Fierce. Each time Shelob wins a skirmish, you may add threats up to the number of burdens you can spot.
Each time Shelob wins a skirmish, you may play Gollum from your discard pile; he is strength +3 and fierce until the end of turn. |
Crazy Cob (31S149)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. Each time an Orc is killed or discarded from play (except during the regroup phase), you may a Spider. Its twilight cost is -2 and strength +2 until the regroup phase. | |
Fat Spider (31S151)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. The twilight cost of this minion is -1 for each doubt. Regroup: Discard this minion to add a doubt. | |
Lazy Lob (31S152)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. The twilight cost of this minion is -1 for each Orc you spot. Skirmish: Discard an Orc to make a Spider damage +1. | |
Old Tomnoddy (31S153)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. When you play this minion, you may remove (1) to play a Spider or an Orc from your discard pile. | |
Wicked Spider (32S160)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. Skirmish: Discard an Orc to make a Spider strength +3 (or +5 if you spot 6 companions) until the regroup phase. |
List of Cards that Interact with the Spider Race[edit]
| Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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| Crazy Cob (31S149)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. Each time an Orc is killed or discarded from play (except during the regroup phase), you may a Spider. Its twilight cost is -2 and strength +2 until the regroup phase. | |
| Lazy Lob (31S152)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. The twilight cost of this minion is -1 for each Orc you spot. Skirmish: Discard an Orc to make a Spider damage +1. | |
| Old Tomnoddy (31S153)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. When you play this minion, you may remove (1) to play a Spider or an Orc from your discard pile. | |
Spider Nest (31S154)
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x20px Spider | Condition • Support Area | To play, spot a Spider. Assignment: Discard an Orc from play to play a Spider from your draw deck or discard pile. Its twilight cost is -2 (or -4 at a forest). | |
| Wicked Spider (32S160)
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x20px Spider | Minion • Spider | Fierce. Skirmish: Discard an Orc to make a Spider strength +3 (or +5 if you spot 6 companions) until the regroup phase. |
