Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Control

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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
Sinister Gnarlbark
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Bristlebane Battler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Loch Mare
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Persistent Constrictor
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
52%synergy
Necroskitter
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Generous Patron
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Master Biomancer
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Devoted Druid
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Culling Ritual
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Wickerbough Elder
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Incubation Druid
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Carnifex Demon
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Fathom Mage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Channeler Initiate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Evolution Sage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Clever Impersonator
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Thrummingbird
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Obelisk Spider
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Biophagus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Spark Double
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Auton Soldier
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Soul Diviner
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Evil Twin
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Skyserpent Seeker
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pirated Copy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Sludge Monster
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Callidus Assassin
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Vigean Graftmage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Chevill, Bane of Monsters
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Danny Pink
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Vashta Nerada
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Malleable Impostor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
37%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Experimental Augury
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Growth Spiral
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Espers to Magicite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Abrupt Decay
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Potential
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Sultai Charm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mirrorform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wild Unraveling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Gift of the Viper
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Atomize
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Reject Imperfection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Grim Affliction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Reflection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Archmage's Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Call
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hunter's Insight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Stolen Identity
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Rite of Replication
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Relm's Sketching
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Clone Legion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Ichor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Temur
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Aberrant Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkness Descends
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spry and Mighty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Season of Gathering
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Incremental Blight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Neoform
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Casualties of War
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hunted by The Family
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Influence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Baral's Expertise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Heist
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Mirror Box
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Engine
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sculpting Steel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blade of Selves
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thickest in the Thicket
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Primal Empathy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Inexorable Tide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Followed Footsteps
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sphere Grid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Copy Land
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-9%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Omenpath Journey
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Nesting Grounds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Cornucopia
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Replicating Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Forest
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
37%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Opulent Palace
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Zagoth Triome
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Grove
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Deathcap Glade
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Hedge Maze
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Tropical Island
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Mire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Horizon of Progress
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Viridescent Bog
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy