Black is the most eligible color other than blue for supporting a traditional control strategy, since its discard effects, like counterspells, can effectively answer any type of card
This card lies just outside of the 2-sigma interval
Scale it up from there, and if you have other spiders on the board already, this instant should allow you to deal a huge blowout to your opponent without taking any risks for yourself
The baseline is a 2/2 that deals 2 damage to all other creatures, but that scales up if you already had an Army on board
When you talk to him, a prompt comes up suggesting a duel, but with both options, you end up not being able to duel against him
Theres just no room in the hobby right now you cant expect to get back enough value from opening any product (aside from ETBs and UPCs), so keep as much of your sealed product sealed, and eye your booster bundles for a quick rip hit