Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget

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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
Eventide's Shadow
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Puca's Covenant
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Dread Tiller
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Darkness Descends
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Wild Unraveling
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
49%inclusion170 decks349 decks
45%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
46%inclusion161 decks349 decks
41%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
44%inclusion155 decks349 decks
37%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
35%inclusion121 decks349 decks
34%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
37%inclusion128 decks349 decks
33%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
33%inclusion116 decks349 decks
32%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
34%inclusion117 decks349 decks
32%synergy
Thrummingbird
39%inclusion135 decks349 decks
32%synergy
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion101 decks349 decks
27%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
28%inclusion98 decks349 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
48%inclusion167 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
47%inclusion164 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion117 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion114 decks349 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Sage
29%inclusion102 decks349 decks
21%synergy
Contagion Clasp
29%inclusion100 decks349 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion94 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
27%inclusion93 decks349 decks
26%synergy
Fathom Mage
25%inclusion88 decks349 decks
21%synergy
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion87 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Invisible Stalker
23%inclusion82 decks349 decks
20%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
23%inclusion81 decks349 decks
23%synergy
Cankerbloom
23%inclusion81 decks349 decks
17%synergy
Spawnwrithe
23%inclusion79 decks349 decks
22%synergy
Plague Stinger
22%inclusion77 decks349 decks
21%synergy
Generous Patron
20%inclusion69 decks349 decks
19%synergy
Altered Ego
19%inclusion68 decks349 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Guardian
19%inclusion68 decks349 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion67 decks349 decks
-4%synergy
Obelisk Spider
18%inclusion63 decks349 decks
18%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
18%inclusion62 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
18%inclusion62 decks349 decks
17%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion57 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Flux Channeler
16%inclusion57 decks349 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
16%inclusion56 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
16%inclusion56 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
16%inclusion56 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion54 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Biovisionary
15%inclusion54 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion42 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Observer
14%inclusion50 decks349 decks
13%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
14%inclusion50 decks349 decks
14%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
14%inclusion50 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mamba
14%inclusion49 decks349 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
14%inclusion48 decks349 decks
13%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
13%inclusion47 decks349 decks
13%synergy
Incubation Druid
13%inclusion45 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
13%inclusion44 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
12%inclusion42 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Devoted Druid
12%inclusion42 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion41 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Spinebiter
11%inclusion40 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Glistener Elf
11%inclusion40 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Ichor Rats
11%inclusion40 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
11%inclusion39 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
11%inclusion22 decks201 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion38 decks349 decks
-4%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion38 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Image
11%inclusion38 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Clever Impersonator
11%inclusion37 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
11%inclusion37 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
10%inclusion36 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Copycrook
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
9%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
10%inclusion34 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Cryptoplasm
10%inclusion34 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Rot Wolf
9.5%inclusion33 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Trygon Predator
9.5%inclusion33 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
9.2%inclusion32 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Vashta Nerada
8.9%inclusion31 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Sultai Charm
24%inclusion83 decks349 decks
18%synergy
Experimental Augury
22%inclusion77 decks349 decks
20%synergy
Grim Affliction
22%inclusion77 decks349 decks
22%synergy
Inspiring Call
19%inclusion68 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
19%inclusion67 decks349 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion62 decks349 decks
-18%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion62 decks349 decks
-10%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
16%inclusion56 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
15%inclusion54 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Infectious Bite
15%inclusion52 decks349 decks
14%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
15%inclusion51 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Reject Imperfection
14%inclusion49 decks349 decks
13%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion47 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion46 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
11%inclusion40 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion36 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Steady Progress
10%inclusion35 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Serum Snare
8.6%inclusion30 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.6%inclusion30 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
8.3%inclusion29 decks349 decks
8%synergy
See Double
8.3%inclusion29 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion28 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Hunter's Insight
7.7%inclusion27 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.2%inclusion25 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
-5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
6.6%inclusion23 decks349 decks
-30%synergy
Virulent Wound
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Double Major
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Prishe's Wanderings
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Naturalize
5.4%inclusion19 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Gift of the Viper
5.3%inclusion17 decks322 decks
4%synergy
Blight Rot
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Unnatural Restoration
25%inclusion86 decks349 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion84 decks349 decks
-21%synergy
Contentious Plan
22%inclusion78 decks349 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Ichor
21%inclusion73 decks349 decks
19%synergy
Thirsting Roots
18%inclusion63 decks349 decks
17%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
16%inclusion57 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion44 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion44 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wealth
13%inclusion44 decks349 decks
-5%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
10%inclusion36 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Quasiduplicate
10%inclusion34 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Vat Emergence
9.5%inclusion33 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima's Will
8.6%inclusion30 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
8.6%inclusion30 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.6%inclusion30 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Expand the Sphere
8.0%inclusion28 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Neoform
8.0%inclusion28 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Smell Fear
8.0%inclusion28 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Aberrant Return
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Courage in Crisis
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Urban Evolution
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Find // Finality
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Lore
6.0%inclusion21 decks349 decks
-22%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Explore
5.4%inclusion19 decks349 decks
-2%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.4%inclusion19 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion18 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Doppelgang
5.2%inclusion18 decks349 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion73 decks349 decks
-4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
12%inclusion43 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.0%inclusion21 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Gathering Stone
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
24%inclusion83 decks349 decks
23%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
21%inclusion74 decks349 decks
16%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
15%inclusion54 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
13%inclusion46 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion44 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Master Chef
12%inclusion42 decks349 decks
11%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
12%inclusion24 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
12%inclusion41 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis
11%inclusion38 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
11%inclusion38 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Hadana's Climb
10%inclusion35 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Inexorable Tide
10%inclusion35 decks349 decks
1%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.6%inclusion30 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
8.0%inclusion28 decks349 decks
1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.2%inclusion25 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.6%inclusion23 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
5.2%inclusion18 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.2%inclusion18 decks349 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
12%inclusion42 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion88 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Nesting Grounds
22%inclusion76 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
20%inclusion69 decks349 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion50 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion48 decks349 decks
-12%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
13%inclusion46 decks349 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion40 decks349 decks
1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
11%inclusion40 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.6%inclusion23 decks349 decks
-21%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion212 decks349 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion185 decks349 decks
-19%synergy
Simic Signet
26%inclusion90 decks349 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion73 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion65 decks349 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion51 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion38 decks349 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion35 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion34 decks349 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.9%inclusion31 decks349 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.0%inclusion21 decks349 decks
4%synergy
Sultai Banner
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
5.4%inclusion19 decks349 decks
-11%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion341 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion340 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion339 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion250 decks349 decks
-19%synergy
Opulent Palace
58%inclusion201 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion185 decks349 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion156 decks349 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion155 decks349 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion130 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
32%inclusion111 decks349 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
30%inclusion106 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion98 decks349 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
28%inclusion97 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
28%inclusion96 decks349 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
27%inclusion87 decks322 decks
4%synergy
Thornwood Falls
26%inclusion92 decks349 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion91 decks349 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25%inclusion88 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
24%inclusion83 decks349 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion76 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
21%inclusion74 decks349 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion74 decks349 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion71 decks349 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion68 decks349 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
17%inclusion61 decks349 decks
-28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion56 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion49 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion49 decks349 decks
9%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion47 decks349 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion38 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion37 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
10%inclusion36 decks349 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Wood
10%inclusion34 decks349 decks
-1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
9.5%inclusion33 decks349 decks
-2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
9.2%inclusion32 decks349 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.9%inclusion31 decks349 decks
-25%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
8.3%inclusion29 decks349 decks
-20%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.4%inclusion26 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
7.2%inclusion25 decks349 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
1%synergy
Tangled Islet
6.6%inclusion23 decks349 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
6.3%inclusion22 decks349 decks
-11%synergy
Foul Orchard
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Mire
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Stream
5.7%inclusion20 decks349 decks
5%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy