Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy — ruling 1

Count the number of attacking creatures as Ghost-Spider's ability resolves. If a player responded to the ability by removing creatures from combat, this may be different than the number of creatures that were attacking as the ability triggered.

Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Whenever Ghost-Spider attacks, she deals X damage to defending player, where X is the number of attacking creatures.

How it works : Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1September 19, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
Count the number of attacking creatures as Ghost-Spider's ability resolves. If a player responded to the ability by removing creatures from combat, this may be different than the number of creatures that were attacking as the ability triggered.
No other card is named in this ruling.