Defensive Assault Spiders (Modern MTG Deck)

Modern semi-tribal, semi-budget spider theme deck. Currently looking to slim it down, since it's been hovering around 66-70 cards, but I can't really decide what to do with it. Not really looking for creature/land suggestions, but if you have any suggestions for the rest, feel free to comment.

Okay so it's an incredibly defensive deck, aimed at countering certain aspects of magic that my other decks don't deal well with, but while maintaining the theme that makes the game fun to play for me. Biggest bane of defensive decks for me are creatures with indestructible/hexproof, and boardwipes. Having Swarmyard and Wrap in Vigor deal with the latter, and creatures that deal damage in poison counters (or deathtouch for hexproof) deal with the former. Enchantment/artifact removal is essential for defensive decks to retain control of the pace of the game, and ideally I'd want 4 of Naturalize, but the deck is bloated as is. I like to keep my land at 23, and my creature count is good for me, with the off chance that I draw Descendants' Path and cast a free creature every other turn or so. Tree of Redemption is there for life gain/defense and combos well with Tower Defense, Sheltering Word for 13 life, or Assault Formation to swing for 13 (or more with Accorder's Shield/Tower Defense) on turn 5. Being a spider deck, Arachnus Spinner does well to fit the theme, and works particularly well at stopping mana ramping/unblockable creatures with Arachnus Web. My only concern being the excess of cards, and having no turn 1 prescence, save Accorder's Shield

(If you're wondering what's up with my maybeboard, I put cards there that I have considered because they fit the theme, but decided against for various reasons)

Combos

Assault Formation + Tree of Redemption

Assault Formation + Accorder's Shield + any of the creatures

Assault Formation + Silklash Spider

Assault Formation + Blightwidow

Arachnus Spinner + Arachnus Web

Setessan Tactics + Wrap in Vigor

Sheltering Word + Tower Defense

Sheltering Word + Tree of Redemption

Swarmyard + Deadly Recluse / Juvenile Gloomwidow / Watcher in the Web

Swarmyard + Blightwidow / Juvenile Gloomwidow / Deadly Recluse + Setessan Tactics

Tree of Redemption + Tower Defense

Tree of Redemption + Tower Defense / Accorder's Shield + Sheltering Word

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Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Exclude colors	WUBR
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 3 Rares 6 - 6 Uncommons 24 - 6 Commons
Cards	64
Avg. CMC	2.76
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