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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
Glen Elendra Guardian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Aberrant Return
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Puca's Covenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Master Biomancer
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Fathom Mage
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Invisible Stalker
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Evolution Sage
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Inspiring Call
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Thrummingbird
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Loyal Guardian
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Evolution Witness
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Incubation Druid
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Elusive Otter
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Cankerbloom
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Generous Patron
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Altered Ego
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Spawnwrithe
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Obelisk Spider
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Fertilid
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Viridian Joiner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Elusive Krasis
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Ferrafor, Young Yew
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dread Tiller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Blighted Blackthorn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Flux Channeler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Trygon Predator
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Skyserpent Seeker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sludge Monster
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Constrictor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Giant Adephage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Scrounging Bandar
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Vashta Nerada
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Changeling Outcast
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Devoted Druid
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Experimental Augury
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Grim Affliction
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sultai Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reject Imperfection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Gift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Krosan Grip
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Deathsprout
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mutational Advantage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Serum Snare
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Trash the Town
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Instill Infection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Eureka Moment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lifecrafter's Gift
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Quandrix Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Simic Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Splendid Agony
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Neoform
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Painful Truths
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Thirsting Roots
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Ichor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Darkness Descends
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Contentious Plan
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Courage in Crisis
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Harmonize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gaze of Granite
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Find // Finality
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Urban Evolution
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Migration Path
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Stall Out
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Synchronized Charge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Road of Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Incremental Blight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Give // Take
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Doppelgang
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wealth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Trigon of Infestation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Cache
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Bred for the Hunt
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Primal Empathy
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Fight Rigging
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Hardened Scales
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hadana's Climb
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Master Chef
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Roaring Earth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Loading Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Inexorable Tide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fertile Ground
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Long List of the Ents
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
New Horizons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Song of Freyalise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
They Came from the Pipes
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Threats Around Every Corner
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Drannith Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-36%synergy
Simic Signet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bounty Board
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Component Pouch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Mystery
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Overflowing Basin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Viridescent Bog
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Wood
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Simic Guildgate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Quandrix Campus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Uncharted Haven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy