Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget -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
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Contagion Clasp
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Master Biomancer
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Thrummingbird
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Obelisk Spider
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Grim Affliction
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Rampant Growth
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Evolution Sage
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Putrefy
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Invisible Stalker
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Carnifex Demon
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Fathom Mage
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Generous Patron
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Cankerbloom
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Blighted Agent
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Elusive Otter
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Observer
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Skinrender
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Soul Snuffers
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Loyal Guardian
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Ichor Rats
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Plague Stinger
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Undercover Operative
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Witness
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Incubation Druid
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Necroskitter
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Altered Ego
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Dread Tiller
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Loch Mare
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Vedalken Anatomist
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Flux Channeler
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Fertilid
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Vashta Nerada
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Inspiring Call
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Steady Progress
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Sultai Charm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Reject Imperfection
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Serum Snare
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Splendid Agony
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Biomass Mutation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Mutational Advantage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Potential
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Harrow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Return to Nature
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fate Transfer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-28%synergy
Wild Unraveling
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Gift of the Viper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Instill Infection
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Atomize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Virulent Wound
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Entish Restoration
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Blood Curdle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Venom
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Drown in Ichor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Vat Emergence
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Contentious Plan
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Aberrant Return
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Thirsting Roots
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Spread the Sickness
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Incremental Blight
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Planewide Celebration
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wealth
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tower Above
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Darkness Descends
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Road of Return
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Courage in Crisis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Sting
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Connive // Concoct
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Vigor Mortis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Incremental Growth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Cannibalize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Urban Evolution
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Migration Path
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Agent's Toolkit
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Blight Sickle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Trigon of Infestation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Viridian Claw
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Eternity Vessel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Puca's Covenant
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Fight Rigging
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Hadana's Climb
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Necrogen Communion
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Inexorable Tide
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Noggle the Mind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sultai Ascendancy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Biting Tether
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Unstable Mutation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Torture
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Relic Putrescence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Song of Freyalise
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Curator's Ward
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Loading Zone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Vraska the Unseen
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Grasping Dunes
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Ruins
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
-32%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Forest
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Opulent Palace
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Mystery
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Malady
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Simic Guildgate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-29%synergy
Sodden Verdure
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Abundant Countryside
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy