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Cactarantula

First printed in Outlaws of Thunder Junction (2024)

Cactarantula

Creature — Plant Spider

This spell costs 1 generic less to cast if you control a Desert.
Reach
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.

6/5

Illustrated by
Filip Burburan

Legality

Rulings (4)

  • If a spell or ability targets Cactarantula more than once, its last ability still triggers only once.
  • Cactarantula still costs only 1 generic less to cast if you control multiple Deserts.
  • Cactarantula’s last ability resolves before the spell or ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
  • Once you announce that you’re casting Cactarantula, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can’t try to change whether you control a Desert.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Cactarantula in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Premier Draft 56.4% +2.3 +2.0 121765
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Sealed 59.2% +4.0 +3.1 6448
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen