One of the biggest products of the collaboration is a collection of four pre-constructed decks for MTGs popular Commander format
On the low end, you can play a game remarkably similar to the RW deck, except with more emphasis on removal to prevent good blocks on your menace and trample creatures
On the other hand, there is a relatively long list of Rares that saw play in Shards of Alara Standard including: Knight of the White Orchid, Noble Hierarch, Knight of the Reliquary, Scute Mob, Martial Coup, Broodmate Dragon, Maelstrom Pulse, Sovereigns of the Lost Alara, Dauntless Escort, Hell's Thunder, Brilliant Ultimatum, Cruel Ultimatum, Sedraxis Specter, and Ad Nauseam
The History of Modular in MTG Mark Rosewater designed modular to be reminiscent of the spike creatures from Exodus and the chimeras of Visions
It won't put Spiders on the same level as tribes like Zombies, Goblin or Elves, but it's a step in the right direction