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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
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Aberrant Return
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Dread Tiller
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
59%inclusion336 decks571 decks
55%synergy
Generous Patron
54%inclusion309 decks571 decks
53%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion309 decks571 decks
49%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
45%inclusion257 decks571 decks
44%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion289 decks571 decks
43%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
42%inclusion237 decks571 decks
40%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
39%inclusion222 decks571 decks
38%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
39%inclusion224 decks571 decks
38%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
39%inclusion224 decks571 decks
35%synergy
Karn's Bastion
37%inclusion212 decks571 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
61%inclusion346 decks571 decks
19%synergy
Farseek
45%inclusion259 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion245 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion225 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion219 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Evolution Sage
38%inclusion218 decks571 decks
30%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
34%inclusion195 decks571 decks
27%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion191 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion191 decks571 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion188 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion172 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Spark Double
29%inclusion167 decks571 decks
25%synergy
Fathom Mage
29%inclusion164 decks571 decks
24%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
29%inclusion163 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Necroskitter
28%inclusion160 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Invisible Stalker
28%inclusion158 decks571 decks
24%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
28%inclusion158 decks571 decks
26%synergy
Incubation Druid
27%inclusion156 decks571 decks
24%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
25%inclusion106 decks421 decks
25%synergy
Obelisk Spider
25%inclusion140 decks571 decks
24%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
24%inclusion103 decks425 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
24%inclusion138 decks571 decks
24%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
24%inclusion136 decks571 decks
23%synergy
Vashta Nerada
23%inclusion134 decks571 decks
22%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion125 decks571 decks
20%synergy
Cankerbloom
22%inclusion124 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
21%inclusion120 decks571 decks
21%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion119 decks571 decks
18%synergy
Spawnwrithe
21%inclusion119 decks571 decks
20%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
20%inclusion117 decks571 decks
19%synergy
Altered Ego
19%inclusion111 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion107 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion89 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion104 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Scute Swarm
18%inclusion102 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion100 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion98 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Biophagus
17%inclusion97 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion97 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
17%inclusion96 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
17%inclusion96 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Undercover Operative
17%inclusion95 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Viridian Joiner
16%inclusion94 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
16%inclusion92 decks571 decks
-14%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion77 decks497 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
15%inclusion88 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
15%inclusion86 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Plague Stinger
15%inclusion85 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
15%inclusion84 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Loyal Guardian
14%inclusion80 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion80 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
14%inclusion59 decks424 decks
12%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
13%inclusion77 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
13%inclusion76 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Constable
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion58 decks458 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion69 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
12%inclusion68 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
32%inclusion181 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion150 decks497 decks
22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion172 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion151 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion133 decks571 decks
20%synergy
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion133 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion123 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Grim Affliction
20%inclusion113 decks571 decks
19%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion108 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion105 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion98 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion100 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Sultai Charm
16%inclusion93 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
16%inclusion89 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
15%inclusion88 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion84 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Mutational Advantage
14%inclusion76 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion75 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion73 decks571 decks
-8%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion66 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Infectious Bite
12%inclusion66 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion62 decks571 decks
10%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion60 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion60 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
9.5%inclusion54 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
9.5%inclusion54 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.9%inclusion51 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion47 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Reject Imperfection
7.7%inclusion44 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.7%inclusion44 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7.7%inclusion44 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.5%inclusion43 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.0%inclusion40 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Deathsprout
7.0%inclusion40 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Steady Progress
6.5%inclusion37 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Identity
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Radstorm
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Serum Snare
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.3%inclusion30 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Harrow
5.1%inclusion29 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.1%inclusion29 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion25 decks497 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
22%inclusion128 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
22%inclusion125 decks571 decks
18%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion111 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Ichor
19%inclusion107 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion88 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Villainous Wealth
15%inclusion87 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion79 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion78 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion67 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion55 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.6%inclusion49 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.6%inclusion49 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.4%inclusion48 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Neoform
8.2%inclusion47 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Persist
7.9%inclusion45 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
7.7%inclusion44 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.5%inclusion43 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.4%inclusion42 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.2%inclusion41 decks571 decks
-7%synergy
Clone Legion
6.7%inclusion38 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
6.5%inclusion37 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
6.5%inclusion37 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
-17%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Casualties of War
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
5.4%inclusion31 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima's Will
5.3%inclusion30 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion19 decks379 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
29%inclusion163 decks571 decks
25%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion115 decks571 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion94 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
The Great Henge
14%inclusion79 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
12%inclusion68 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion56 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
10%inclusion55 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.1%inclusion46 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.7%inclusion38 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.3%inclusion36 decks571 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.8%inclusion33 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
28%inclusion158 decks571 decks
27%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
23%inclusion134 decks571 decks
23%synergy
Hadana's Climb
22%inclusion128 decks571 decks
21%synergy
Fight Rigging
19%inclusion109 decks571 decks
19%synergy
Inexorable Tide
19%inclusion108 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
18%inclusion101 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
18%inclusion82 decks464 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
16%inclusion92 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
15%inclusion84 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
14%inclusion82 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Primal Empathy
14%inclusion79 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion71 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Master Chef
10%inclusion58 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
8.9%inclusion51 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Mirrormade
8.4%inclusion48 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.1%inclusion46 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.7%inclusion44 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.2%inclusion41 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Phyresis
6.7%inclusion38 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.5%inclusion37 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.5%inclusion37 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.3%inclusion36 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.8%inclusion31 decks531 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.8%inclusion33 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Springleaf Parade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion69 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
12%inclusion68 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
6.0%inclusion33 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion194 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Nesting Grounds
31%inclusion178 decks571 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion168 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
24%inclusion137 decks571 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion120 decks571 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
18%inclusion102 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion86 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion70 decks571 decks
-7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion68 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.6%inclusion49 decks571 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion40 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.5%inclusion37 decks571 decks
-15%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.1%inclusion29 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion441 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion397 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
21%inclusion118 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion97 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion90 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion86 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
15%inclusion84 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion82 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion78 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion67 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion53 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.9%inclusion51 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.9%inclusion51 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion49 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.9%inclusion45 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.4%inclusion31 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion30 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion560 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion557 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion555 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion513 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Opulent Palace
62%inclusion352 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion348 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
45%inclusion258 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion244 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion233 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
39%inclusion224 decks571 decks
-7%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
37%inclusion213 decks571 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion200 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Triome
33%inclusion188 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Breeding Pool
32%inclusion180 decks571 decks
-15%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
30%inclusion174 decks571 decks
-15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion150 decks497 decks
22%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion166 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion165 decks571 decks
-16%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
28%inclusion159 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
27%inclusion157 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion149 decks571 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion147 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion147 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
25%inclusion140 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
24%inclusion119 decks487 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion123 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion120 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion119 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion118 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion116 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion116 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion116 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion111 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion108 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion106 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion101 decks571 decks
-17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion100 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion93 decks571 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion92 decks571 decks
-19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion84 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion73 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion66 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Wood
11%inclusion64 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion56 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion55 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
9.5%inclusion54 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Islet
9.1%inclusion52 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
9.1%inclusion52 decks571 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
8.9%inclusion51 decks571 decks
2%synergy