Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Core -1/-1 Counters

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
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Secret Invasion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
65%synergy
Generous Patron
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
65%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
59%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
56%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Master Biomancer
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Invisible Stalker
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Fathom Mage
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Necroskitter
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Spawnwrithe
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Obelisk Spider
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Incubation Druid
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Biophagus
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Spark Double
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Vashta Nerada
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Evolution Sage
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Thrummingbird
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Clever Impersonator
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Evolution Witness
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Altered Ego
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Scute Swarm
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Constable
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Soul Diviner
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Cankerbloom
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Loyal Guardian
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Elusive Otter
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Willbreaker
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Auton Soldier
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Putrefy
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Atomize
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Double Major
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Growth Spiral
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Gaea's Gift
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Experimental Augury
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Grim Affliction
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Sultai Charm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mutational Advantage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Not of This World
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Moment's Peace
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Blight Rot
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Simic Charm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Replication
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Doppelgang
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Ichor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Season of Gathering
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Aberrant Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Celestial Reunion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Germination Practicum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mind Roots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Applied Geometry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Growth Curve
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
1%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mirror Box
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Hadana's Climb
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Fight Rigging
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Inexorable Tide
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Primal Empathy
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Master Chef
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Thickest in the Thicket
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Communal Brewing
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Nesting Grounds
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Ruins
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Opulent Palace
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Breeding Pool
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Viridescent Bog
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sodden Verdure
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-6%synergy