Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Core

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
Wildgrowth Archaic
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Secret Invasion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Pensive Professor
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Applied Geometry
4.1%inclusion3 decks73 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
57%inclusion306 decks537 decks
54%synergy
Generous Patron
53%inclusion287 decks537 decks
52%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion288 decks537 decks
49%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion275 decks537 decks
44%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
43%inclusion232 decks537 decks
42%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
42%inclusion224 decks537 decks
40%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
38%inclusion205 decks537 decks
38%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
37%inclusion199 decks537 decks
36%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
37%inclusion198 decks537 decks
34%synergy
Karn's Bastion
36%inclusion193 decks537 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
57%inclusion307 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion252 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
41%inclusion221 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion207 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
37%inclusion201 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Sage
36%inclusion195 decks537 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion190 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion177 decks537 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion175 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Thrummingbird
32%inclusion173 decks537 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion159 decks537 decks
28%synergy
Invisible Stalker
29%inclusion154 decks537 decks
25%synergy
Incubation Druid
28%inclusion151 decks537 decks
25%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
28%inclusion150 decks537 decks
27%synergy
Necroskitter
28%inclusion148 decks537 decks
27%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion147 decks537 decks
26%synergy
Spark Double
27%inclusion147 decks537 decks
23%synergy
Fathom Mage
27%inclusion147 decks537 decks
23%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
24%inclusion119 decks487 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
24%inclusion130 decks537 decks
24%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
24%inclusion115 decks484 decks
23%synergy
Vashta Nerada
24%inclusion127 decks537 decks
23%synergy
Obelisk Spider
22%inclusion120 decks537 decks
22%synergy
Spawnwrithe
22%inclusion119 decks537 decks
22%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion118 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Cankerbloom
21%inclusion115 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
21%inclusion113 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion113 decks537 decks
19%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
20%inclusion109 decks537 decks
19%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
20%inclusion105 decks537 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion102 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Scute Swarm
18%inclusion99 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion99 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Biophagus
18%inclusion98 decks537 decks
17%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion95 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion93 decks537 decks
-12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion91 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion90 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion89 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
17%inclusion89 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion88 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion85 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion84 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Undercover Operative
15%inclusion82 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
15%inclusion81 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion81 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
15%inclusion73 decks486 decks
14%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion80 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
15%inclusion79 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion76 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Plague Stinger
14%inclusion75 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
14%inclusion74 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Constable
14%inclusion73 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion69 decks519 decks
9%synergy
Loyal Guardian
13%inclusion71 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion69 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion64 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
12%inclusion60 decks519 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
12%inclusion62 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
31%inclusion165 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion163 decks537 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion137 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion124 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion122 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion116 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
20%inclusion109 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion100 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
18%inclusion98 decks537 decks
18%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion96 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion94 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
17%inclusion91 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion82 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion79 decks537 decks
-0%synergy
Sultai Charm
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion76 decks537 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion73 decks537 decks
-8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion68 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
12%inclusion67 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion59 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion59 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion58 decks537 decks
-0%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion55 decks537 decks
9%synergy
See Double
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Double Major
8.6%inclusion46 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion44 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Reject Imperfection
7.4%inclusion40 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
7.1%inclusion38 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.1%inclusion38 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
6.7%inclusion36 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Steady Progress
6.5%inclusion35 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Deathsprout
5.8%inclusion31 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.8%inclusion31 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.8%inclusion31 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Serum Snare
5.8%inclusion31 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.6%inclusion30 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.4%inclusion29 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.4%inclusion29 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Radstorm
5.2%inclusion28 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.2%inclusion28 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion27 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.0%inclusion27 decks537 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
24%inclusion127 decks537 decks
-0%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
20%inclusion108 decks537 decks
17%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion100 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Ichor
18%inclusion98 decks537 decks
17%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion79 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion70 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion67 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wealth
12%inclusion66 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion65 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
12%inclusion64 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Doppelgang
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
-0%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.6%inclusion46 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.8%inclusion42 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Persist
7.6%inclusion41 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Neoform
7.6%inclusion41 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Painful Truths
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.7%inclusion36 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
-17%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.2%inclusion28 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion166 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
26%inclusion139 decks537 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
18%inclusion98 decks537 decks
17%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion81 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion79 decks537 decks
-8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion54 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Box
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.0%inclusion43 decks537 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.1%inclusion33 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.0%inclusion32 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.4%inclusion29 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.0%inclusion27 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
24%inclusion129 decks537 decks
24%synergy
Hadana's Climb
21%inclusion114 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
20%inclusion110 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Fight Rigging
19%inclusion103 decks537 decks
19%synergy
Inexorable Tide
19%inclusion100 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
18%inclusion95 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
16%inclusion49 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
16%inclusion86 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion77 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
13%inclusion70 decks537 decks
13%synergy
Primal Empathy
12%inclusion65 decks537 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion64 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Master Chef
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Mirrormade
8.4%inclusion45 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Project
8.0%inclusion43 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.3%inclusion39 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.9%inclusion37 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis
6.7%inclusion36 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.5%inclusion35 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.3%inclusion34 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
5.8%inclusion31 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.0%inclusion27 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion67 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
9.5%inclusion51 decks537 decks
9%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
6.3%inclusion34 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
32%inclusion173 decks537 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion172 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion165 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
26%inclusion138 decks537 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion108 decks537 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion92 decks537 decks
16%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion62 decks537 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion62 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.8%inclusion47 decks537 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.6%inclusion41 decks537 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion35 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.3%inclusion34 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
5.0%inclusion27 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion412 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion378 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion103 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
15%inclusion83 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion83 decks537 decks
-0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion78 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion77 decks537 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion69 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion63 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion46 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.6%inclusion46 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.6%inclusion46 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.7%inclusion36 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.4%inclusion13 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion523 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion522 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion520 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion490 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion331 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Opulent Palace
60%inclusion323 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
48%inclusion257 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion230 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion225 decks537 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion224 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion223 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion180 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
34%inclusion180 decks537 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
33%inclusion177 decks537 decks
-14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33%inclusion177 decks537 decks
-14%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion163 decks537 decks
22%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion162 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion161 decks537 decks
-16%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion160 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion158 decks537 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion152 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion141 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion137 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion132 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Mystery
24%inclusion129 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion118 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
21%inclusion114 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion114 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion113 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion112 decks537 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion112 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion112 decks537 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion112 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion104 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion98 decks537 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion94 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion91 decks537 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion90 decks537 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion88 decks537 decks
-18%synergy
Deathcap Glade
16%inclusion85 decks537 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion77 decks537 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion70 decks537 decks
-0%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion66 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion63 decks537 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Wood
11%inclusion57 decks537 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion54 decks537 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion52 decks537 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
9.1%inclusion49 decks537 decks
2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.9%inclusion48 decks537 decks
4%synergy