Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Core

Josh Nelson
Sep 8, 2025
The Top 10 Non-Marvel Spiders in Magic: The Gathering
Spiders are some of the most true-to-reality creatures in Magic: The Gathering. Let's look at the top 10 best Spiders in the game!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Invasion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Kid Loki
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Black Widow, Super Spy
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Training Regimen
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Council of Reeds
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
58%inclusion313 decks541 decks
55%synergy
Generous Patron
54%inclusion290 decks541 decks
53%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
55%inclusion295 decks541 decks
49%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
52%inclusion282 decks541 decks
45%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
44%inclusion237 decks541 decks
43%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
43%inclusion230 decks541 decks
41%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
39%inclusion210 decks541 decks
38%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
38%inclusion204 decks541 decks
36%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
37%inclusion199 decks541 decks
34%synergy
Karn's Bastion
36%inclusion195 decks541 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
57%inclusion311 decks541 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion253 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
41%inclusion222 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion210 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
38%inclusion204 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Sage
36%inclusion196 decks541 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion192 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion179 decks541 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion177 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Thrummingbird
32%inclusion175 decks541 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion159 decks541 decks
28%synergy
Invisible Stalker
29%inclusion156 decks541 decks
25%synergy
Incubation Druid
29%inclusion155 decks541 decks
25%synergy
Necroskitter
28%inclusion153 decks541 decks
28%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
28%inclusion151 decks541 decks
26%synergy
Fathom Mage
28%inclusion150 decks541 decks
23%synergy
Spark Double
28%inclusion149 decks541 decks
23%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
27%inclusion148 decks541 decks
27%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion124 decks496 decks
22%synergy
Vashta Nerada
24%inclusion131 decks541 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
24%inclusion130 decks541 decks
23%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
24%inclusion116 decks493 decks
23%synergy
Spawnwrithe
23%inclusion122 decks541 decks
22%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion121 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Obelisk Spider
22%inclusion121 decks541 decks
22%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
21%inclusion115 decks541 decks
21%synergy
Cankerbloom
21%inclusion115 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
21%inclusion113 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion112 decks541 decks
18%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
19%inclusion104 decks541 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion104 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Scute Swarm
19%inclusion102 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion100 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Biophagus
18%inclusion99 decks541 decks
17%synergy
Birds of Paradise
18%inclusion95 decks541 decks
-12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion94 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion94 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion92 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Altered Ego
17%inclusion91 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Flux Channeler
16%inclusion89 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
16%inclusion88 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion88 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion87 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
16%inclusion85 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Undercover Operative
15%inclusion83 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion82 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion81 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
15%inclusion81 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
15%inclusion72 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion76 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Constable
14%inclusion76 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion42 decks307 decks
12%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
14%inclusion74 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Plague Stinger
13%inclusion73 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion71 decks528 decks
9%synergy
Loyal Guardian
13%inclusion72 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion71 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion65 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
12%inclusion63 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
12%inclusion61 decks528 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
31%inclusion169 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion165 decks541 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion139 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion125 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion123 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion118 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
20%inclusion109 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion100 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
18%inclusion98 decks541 decks
18%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion97 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion96 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
17%inclusion92 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion83 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Sultai Charm
15%inclusion80 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion79 decks541 decks
-0%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion75 decks541 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion74 decks541 decks
-8%synergy
Mutational Advantage
13%inclusion68 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion68 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion60 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion58 decks541 decks
-0%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion58 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion54 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.4%inclusion51 decks541 decks
8%synergy
See Double
9.2%inclusion50 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion49 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion44 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Reject Imperfection
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.0%inclusion38 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Steady Progress
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Deathsprout
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.5%inclusion30 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Serum Snare
5.5%inclusion30 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.2%inclusion28 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.2%inclusion28 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
24%inclusion128 decks541 decks
-0%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
20%inclusion107 decks541 decks
17%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion101 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Ichor
18%inclusion98 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion79 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion71 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion69 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wealth
12%inclusion67 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
12%inclusion65 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion63 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
9.1%inclusion49 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.9%inclusion48 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
-0%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.5%inclusion46 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.8%inclusion42 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Neoform
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Persist
7.4%inclusion40 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.8%inclusion37 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
-17%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
6.1%inclusion33 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.4%inclusion29 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.1%inclusion27 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion169 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
26%inclusion139 decks541 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
18%inclusion98 decks541 decks
17%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion81 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion81 decks541 decks
-7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion53 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
9.4%inclusion51 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Box
9.2%inclusion50 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.9%inclusion43 decks541 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
6.8%inclusion37 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
5.9%inclusion32 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.9%inclusion32 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.4%inclusion29 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
24%inclusion131 decks541 decks
24%synergy
Hadana's Climb
21%inclusion116 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
21%inclusion111 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Fight Rigging
19%inclusion104 decks541 decks
19%synergy
Inexorable Tide
18%inclusion100 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
18%inclusion98 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
17%inclusion52 decks308 decks
12%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
16%inclusion89 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
15%inclusion79 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion77 decks541 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
13%inclusion70 decks541 decks
13%synergy
Primal Empathy
12%inclusion65 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion64 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Master Chef
9.2%inclusion50 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Mirrormade
8.3%inclusion45 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Project
8.1%inclusion44 decks541 decks
-2%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.2%inclusion39 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
7.0%inclusion38 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.0%inclusion38 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis
6.8%inclusion37 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
5.7%inclusion31 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion67 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
10%inclusion52 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
32%inclusion175 decks541 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion175 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion167 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
26%inclusion138 decks541 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion111 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion92 decks541 decks
16%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion81 decks541 decks
14%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion63 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion63 decks541 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.9%inclusion48 decks541 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion36 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.2%inclusion28 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion417 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion382 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion103 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion83 decks541 decks
-0%synergy
Golgari Signet
15%inclusion81 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion78 decks541 decks
-0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion77 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion76 decks541 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
12%inclusion67 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion64 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion49 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion47 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.3%inclusion45 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.3%inclusion45 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.3%inclusion34 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion527 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion526 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion524 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion493 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion337 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Opulent Palace
61%inclusion328 decks541 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
48%inclusion258 decks541 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion233 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion227 decks541 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion226 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
41%inclusion223 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion183 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
34%inclusion183 decks541 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
33%inclusion180 decks541 decks
-14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33%inclusion179 decks541 decks
-14%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31%inclusion166 decks541 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion165 decks541 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion163 decks541 decks
-16%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion162 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion159 decks541 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion153 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion142 decks541 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion137 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion135 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
24%inclusion129 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion118 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion115 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
21%inclusion114 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion113 decks541 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion112 decks541 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion112 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion112 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion112 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion106 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion99 decks541 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion94 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion94 decks541 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion91 decks541 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion89 decks541 decks
-18%synergy
Deathcap Glade
16%inclusion88 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion77 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion72 decks541 decks
-0%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion66 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion64 decks541 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Wood
11%inclusion58 decks541 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion55 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion52 decks541 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.4%inclusion51 decks541 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
9.2%inclusion50 decks541 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.9%inclusion48 decks541 decks
4%synergy