Spider no loss without Magic Spring ?

[ckdamascus]

I tried doing the ice spike trick, but couldn't get them to fill up the board fast enough before the spider summons would destroy them. Admittedly, I had a full team so it might have been harder to maneuver.

Also, I wonder if that would drain away his mana reserves too fast too?

Well, I think he wanted to do phantom with the berserkers which might work but it seems expensive manawise.