Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget Core

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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!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Master Biomancer
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
56%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Contagion Clasp
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Plague Stinger
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Thrummingbird
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Blighted Agent
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Putrefy
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Sultai Charm
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Fertilid
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Growth Spiral
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Grim Affliction
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Evolution Sage
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Fathom Mage
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Cankerbloom
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Obelisk Spider
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Flux Channeler
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Blight Mamba
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Invisible Stalker
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Generous Patron
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Rot Wolf
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Altered Ego
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Spinebiter
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Ichor Rats
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Observer
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Spawnwrithe
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Viridian Joiner
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Glistener Elf
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Core Prowler
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Evolution Witness
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Incubation Druid
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Loyal Guardian
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Flensermite
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Warden of the Grove
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Knowledge Seeker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Plague Myr
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Devoted Druid
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Evil Twin
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Cryptoplasm
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Negate
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Reject Imperfection
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Infectious Bite
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Vraska's Fall
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Hunter's Insight
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Steady Progress
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Serum Snare
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Virulent Wound
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Splendid Agony
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Strength of Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Essence Capture
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Deathsprout
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Supplant Form
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
See Double
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Return to Nature
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Blood Curdle
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Double Major
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Gift of the Viper
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Pistus Strike
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Fog
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Evolution Charm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-30%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Match
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Titanic Growth
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Invigorate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Simic Charm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Fertilid's Favor
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Black Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Contentious Plan
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Ichor
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Thirsting Roots
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Villainous Wealth
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Expand the Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Courage in Crisis
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-31%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Quasiduplicate
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Urban Evolution
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Smell Fear
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima's Will
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Neoform
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Give // Take
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Impede Momentum
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Planewide Celebration
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Explore
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Combat Tutorial
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Death Begets Life
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Lie in Wait
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Incremental Blight
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Scale the Heights
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Casualties of War
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Many Partings
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Stall Out
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Geth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sculpting Steel
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Ecologist's Terrarium
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Box
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
The Clone Saga
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Aqueous Form
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Master Chef
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Hadana's Climb
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
New Horizons
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Earth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Inexorable Tide
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Season of Growth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Grafted Growth
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Mockery
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Feast on the Fallen
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Song of Freyalise
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Lumbering Falls
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
The Monumental Facade
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Simic Signet
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Signet
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sultai Banner
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Pentad Prism
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Opulent Palace
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Mystery
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Simic Guildgate
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-32%synergy
Meditation Pools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Viridescent Bog
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Overflowing Basin
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Wood
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-38%synergy
Woodland Stream
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy