Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander)

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
Topiary Lecturer
11%inclusion73 decks641 decks
10%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
9.0%inclusion58 decks648 decks
8%synergy
Pensive Professor
6.7%inclusion47 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Germination Practicum
6.5%inclusion42 decks648 decks
5%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
3.8%inclusion26 decks676 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
56%inclusion2.13K decks3.80K decks
55%synergy
Master Biomancer
54%inclusion2.04K decks3.80K decks
51%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
48%inclusion1.84K decks3.80K decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
50%inclusion1.92K decks3.80K decks
45%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
46%inclusion1.75K decks3.80K decks
44%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion1.92K decks3.80K decks
44%synergy
Necroskitter
38%inclusion1.46K decks3.80K decks
38%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
35%inclusion1.33K decks3.80K decks
34%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
35%inclusion1.31K decks3.80K decks
34%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
34%inclusion1.30K decks3.80K decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
54%inclusion2.07K decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Farseek
51%inclusion1.94K decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
40%inclusion1.54K decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
40%inclusion1.53K decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion1.51K decks3.80K decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion1.47K decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion1.43K decks3.80K decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion1.38K decks3.80K decks
0%synergy
Evolution Sage
34%inclusion1.31K decks3.80K decks
27%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
34%inclusion1.28K decks3.80K decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion603 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion575 decks3.80K decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion422 decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion377 decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.2%inclusion236 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.1%inclusion230 decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Seedborn Muse
5.1%inclusion192 decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion1.26K decks3.80K decks
27%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
33%inclusion1.25K decks3.80K decks
31%synergy
Spark Double
32%inclusion1.20K decks3.80K decks
28%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
31%inclusion1.11K decks3.55K decks
31%synergy
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion1.14K decks3.80K decks
28%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
29%inclusion1.02K decks3.57K decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion1.07K decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Incubation Druid
28%inclusion1.06K decks3.80K decks
24%synergy
Obelisk Spider
27%inclusion1.01K decks3.80K decks
26%synergy
Invisible Stalker
26%inclusion984 decks3.80K decks
22%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
24%inclusion929 decks3.80K decks
22%synergy
Spawnwrithe
24%inclusion923 decks3.80K decks
24%synergy
Biophagus
24%inclusion923 decks3.80K decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
23%inclusion886 decks3.80K decks
22%synergy
Fathom Mage
23%inclusion884 decks3.80K decks
19%synergy
Clever Impersonator
23%inclusion880 decks3.80K decks
21%synergy
Vashta Nerada
23%inclusion870 decks3.80K decks
22%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
22%inclusion821 decks3.80K decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
21%inclusion808 decks3.80K decks
17%synergy
Scute Swarm
21%inclusion784 decks3.80K decks
9%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
19%inclusion713 decks3.80K decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19%inclusion705 decks3.80K decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion699 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Cankerbloom
18%inclusion690 decks3.80K decks
13%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
18%inclusion677 decks3.80K decks
15%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
18%inclusion666 decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Ouroboroid
17%inclusion375 decks2.22K decks
15%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion615 decks3.73K decks
12%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
16%inclusion623 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion623 decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
16%inclusion600 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion595 decks3.80K decks
15%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion421 decks2.75K decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
15%inclusion573 decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion569 decks3.80K decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion568 decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Biovisionary
15%inclusion561 decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion556 decks3.80K decks
-8%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion553 decks3.80K decks
9%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
14%inclusion497 decks3.56K decks
13%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
14%inclusion177 decks1.30K decks
6%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion514 decks3.80K decks
13%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion510 decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Flux Channeler
13%inclusion503 decks3.80K decks
11%synergy
Dread Tiller
13%inclusion174 decks1.32K decks
13%synergy
Undercover Operative
12%inclusion464 decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
11%inclusion434 decks3.80K decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Constable
11%inclusion413 decks3.80K decks
10%synergy
Stunt Double
11%inclusion402 decks3.80K decks
10%synergy
Plague Stinger
11%inclusion400 decks3.80K decks
10%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
31%inclusion1.19K decks3.80K decks
23%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion1.13K decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Putrefy
23%inclusion882 decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion772 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Atomize
19%inclusion740 decks3.80K decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
19%inclusion730 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion720 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion718 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion677 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Inspiring Call
18%inclusion667 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Grim Affliction
17%inclusion633 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Growth Spiral
16%inclusion624 decks3.80K decks
0%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion536 decks3.80K decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
14%inclusion518 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion499 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Potential
12%inclusion471 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
12%inclusion442 decks3.80K decks
11%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion432 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion415 decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion410 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion390 decks3.80K decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
9.3%inclusion354 decks3.80K decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion352 decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
8.9%inclusion337 decks3.80K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.7%inclusion330 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.4%inclusion319 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
See Double
8.4%inclusion318 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Infectious Bite
8.1%inclusion308 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.8%inclusion297 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.6%inclusion288 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.6%inclusion288 decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion285 decks3.80K decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion276 decks3.80K decks
0%synergy
Pongify
7.2%inclusion274 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion270 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.1%inclusion268 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.0%inclusion267 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion246 decks3.80K decks
2%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
6.3%inclusion238 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.1%inclusion231 decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
6.0%inclusion228 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.9%inclusion225 decks3.80K decks
-0%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.7%inclusion218 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.6%inclusion211 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
5.3%inclusion203 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tezzeret's Gambit
31%inclusion1.19K decks3.80K decks
28%synergy
Three Visits
30%inclusion1.14K decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion884 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
20%inclusion755 decks3.80K decks
17%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
18%inclusion673 decks3.80K decks
15%synergy
Drown in Ichor
15%inclusion585 decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
15%inclusion576 decks3.80K decks
13%synergy
Contentious Plan
13%inclusion508 decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion469 decks3.80K decks
-11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion383 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion380 decks3.80K decks
9%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
9.3%inclusion352 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Doppelgang
8.9%inclusion340 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.9%inclusion337 decks3.80K decks
-8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.8%inclusion336 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Neoform
7.2%inclusion272 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Persist
6.8%inclusion258 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.8%inclusion258 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
6.7%inclusion255 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.5%inclusion246 decks3.80K decks
-7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.3%inclusion240 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion236 decks3.80K decks
-2%synergy
Painful Truths
5.8%inclusion220 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Sakashima's Will
5.4%inclusion204 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.32K decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
5.3%inclusion202 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.1%inclusion194 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion1.16K decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
25%inclusion951 decks3.80K decks
22%synergy
The Great Henge
24%inclusion927 decks3.80K decks
19%synergy
Contagion Engine
21%inclusion810 decks3.80K decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion798 decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Mirage Mirror
12%inclusion441 decks3.80K decks
11%synergy
Mirror Box
11%inclusion430 decks3.80K decks
11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
10%inclusion382 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
8.8%inclusion333 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.3%inclusion317 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.6%inclusion289 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.8%inclusion222 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
30%inclusion1.14K decks3.80K decks
30%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
27%inclusion1.01K decks3.80K decks
26%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
26%inclusion960 decks3.74K decks
21%synergy
Inexorable Tide
21%inclusion814 decks3.80K decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
19%inclusion719 decks3.80K decks
19%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
19%inclusion520 decks2.75K decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
16%inclusion613 decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Hadana's Climb
16%inclusion597 decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Fight Rigging
15%inclusion563 decks3.80K decks
14%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
13%inclusion505 decks3.80K decks
9%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
12%inclusion466 decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion419 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Primal Empathy
8.9%inclusion340 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
8.7%inclusion330 decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.5%inclusion323 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Guardian Project
7.7%inclusion292 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.6%inclusion287 decks3.80K decks
-4%synergy
Mirrormade
7.5%inclusion286 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.2%inclusion272 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion269 decks3.80K decks
-8%synergy
Master Chef
6.3%inclusion240 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
5.8%inclusion221 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.6%inclusion214 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.6%inclusion213 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
5.4%inclusion204 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion204 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
5.1%inclusion192 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion520 decks3.80K decks
11%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
6.9%inclusion262 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.9%inclusion224 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
34%inclusion1.28K decks3.80K decks
27%synergy
Nesting Grounds
33%inclusion1.27K decks3.80K decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion1.17K decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion1.12K decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion928 decks3.80K decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20%inclusion756 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion651 decks3.80K decks
0%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
17%inclusion649 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion585 decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
13%inclusion510 decks3.80K decks
12%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion399 decks3.80K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion398 decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.2%inclusion350 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion279 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.3%inclusion278 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.1%inclusion269 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.4%inclusion244 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.9%inclusion223 decks3.80K decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.4%inclusion204 decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.0%inclusion191 decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion3.05K decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion2.62K decks3.80K decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
16%inclusion623 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion576 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion480 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion480 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
12%inclusion463 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion455 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion405 decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion380 decks3.80K decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion343 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.6%inclusion180 decks2.08K decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion268 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.7%inclusion255 decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6.0%inclusion227 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.7%inclusion216 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.2%inclusion196 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion3.67K decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion3.66K decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion3.64K decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion3.41K decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion2.15K decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Opulent Palace
55%inclusion2.09K decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
47%inclusion1.79K decks3.80K decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion1.76K decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Zagoth Triome
45%inclusion1.73K decks3.80K decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion1.70K decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion1.70K decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion1.58K decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
41%inclusion1.54K decks3.80K decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion1.43K decks3.80K decks
0%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
37%inclusion1.41K decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion1.40K decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
35%inclusion1.32K decks3.80K decks
6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion1.22K decks3.80K decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion1.21K decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
31%inclusion1.19K decks3.80K decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion1.09K decks3.80K decks
-7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
28%inclusion1.07K decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion1.05K decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion1.05K decks3.80K decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion1.04K decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion795 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
21%inclusion788 decks3.80K decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
20%inclusion778 decks3.80K decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion748 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion741 decks3.80K decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion739 decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
19%inclusion728 decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion699 decks3.80K decks
16%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion696 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion674 decks3.80K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion630 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
16%inclusion613 decks3.80K decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion582 decks3.80K decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion517 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion491 decks3.80K decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion480 decks3.80K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion455 decks3.80K decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Maze
12%inclusion453 decks3.80K decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion400 decks3.80K decks
-3%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion389 decks3.80K decks
-4%synergy
Tropical Island
10%inclusion384 decks3.80K decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion383 decks3.80K decks
1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
10%inclusion377 decks3.80K decks
-8%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion369 decks3.80K decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
7.9%inclusion300 decks3.80K decks
-9%synergy