A songbird on her finger completes the picture, conveying the image of a stalwart guardian rather than a militant warrior
Granted, those decks are almost all focused on milling out the opponent but the original Hedron Crab is also able to target yourself, which makes it one of the most explosive and mana-efficient self-mill engines ever printed
This is pretty much the only land-based strategy in cEDH, and for good reason
It bounces absolutely everything except for the largest sea creatures around
An 8/8 for 5 with lots of keywords is impressive, but Im not sure this tank is worth the electrical bill (Im going to get slaughtered by Liberty Prime now that Ive said this, arent I?)
Shelob, Dread Weaver checks decks that like to sacrifice creatures and bring them back, but unlike other similar cards like Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, Shelob has a mechanism to pass through the big Spider and deposit an exiled creature back in its controllers graveyard