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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
Lessons from Life
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mutant Town
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Illegitimate Business
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Turtle Van
3.7%inclusion3 decks81 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
58%inclusion332 decks569 decks
55%synergy
Generous Patron
54%inclusion307 decks569 decks
53%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion310 decks569 decks
50%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
44%inclusion252 decks569 decks
43%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion289 decks569 decks
43%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
41%inclusion232 decks569 decks
39%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
37%inclusion210 decks569 decks
36%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
38%inclusion214 decks569 decks
36%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
39%inclusion221 decks569 decks
35%synergy
Karn's Bastion
37%inclusion208 decks569 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
61%inclusion345 decks569 decks
19%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion268 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion245 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion224 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion224 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Sage
37%inclusion211 decks569 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion199 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion189 decks569 decks
27%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion188 decks569 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion185 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion171 decks569 decks
28%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
28%inclusion161 decks569 decks
28%synergy
Spark Double
28%inclusion161 decks569 decks
24%synergy
Invisible Stalker
28%inclusion160 decks569 decks
24%synergy
Fathom Mage
28%inclusion160 decks569 decks
24%synergy
Incubation Druid
27%inclusion155 decks569 decks
24%synergy
Necroskitter
27%inclusion154 decks569 decks
27%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion154 decks569 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion116 decks464 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
24%inclusion138 decks569 decks
24%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
24%inclusion109 decks460 decks
23%synergy
Vashta Nerada
24%inclusion134 decks569 decks
23%synergy
Obelisk Spider
23%inclusion132 decks569 decks
23%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
22%inclusion128 decks569 decks
22%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion122 decks569 decks
19%synergy
Cankerbloom
21%inclusion122 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Spawnwrithe
21%inclusion121 decks569 decks
21%synergy
Clever Impersonator
21%inclusion121 decks569 decks
19%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
20%inclusion113 decks569 decks
20%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
20%inclusion113 decks569 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion109 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion102 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion94 decks526 decks
14%synergy
Scute Swarm
18%inclusion101 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Altered Ego
18%inclusion101 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion99 decks569 decks
-12%synergy
Biophagus
17%inclusion98 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion97 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion96 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion95 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
17%inclusion94 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion92 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Undercover Operative
15%inclusion88 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion88 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion88 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Plague Stinger
15%inclusion85 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
15%inclusion85 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion79 decks535 decks
9%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
14%inclusion67 decks463 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Guardian
14%inclusion81 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
14%inclusion80 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion37 decks269 decks
12%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion76 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
13%inclusion75 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Constable
13%inclusion75 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion64 decks496 decks
8%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
12%inclusion70 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Stunt Double
12%inclusion66 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion66 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
32%inclusion184 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion182 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion161 decks535 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion143 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Inspiring Call
24%inclusion134 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion133 decks569 decks
20%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion130 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion108 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion108 decks569 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Affliction
19%inclusion108 decks569 decks
19%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion102 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion101 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
17%inclusion95 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Sultai Charm
15%inclusion87 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion86 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion84 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion76 decks569 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion75 decks569 decks
-8%synergy
Mutational Advantage
13%inclusion74 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion72 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion63 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion62 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion62 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion59 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion56 decks569 decks
8%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion55 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion53 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.0%inclusion51 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion45 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Reject Imperfection
7.2%inclusion41 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.0%inclusion40 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.0%inclusion40 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
6.9%inclusion39 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.9%inclusion39 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Steady Progress
6.7%inclusion38 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Mirrorform
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.8%inclusion33 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Radstorm
5.8%inclusion33 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Serum Snare
5.8%inclusion33 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.8%inclusion33 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Deathsprout
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion31 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.4%inclusion31 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.3%inclusion30 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
5.1%inclusion29 decks569 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion27 decks535 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
23%inclusion133 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
21%inclusion120 decks569 decks
18%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion107 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Ichor
19%inclusion106 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Contentious Plan
16%inclusion90 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion74 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion72 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Thirsting Roots
11%inclusion65 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
9.5%inclusion54 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.8%inclusion50 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.6%inclusion49 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.3%inclusion47 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Neoform
7.9%inclusion45 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.7%inclusion44 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.6%inclusion43 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.2%inclusion41 decks569 decks
-7%synergy
Persist
7.2%inclusion41 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.9%inclusion39 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
6.3%inclusion36 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
-17%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.3%inclusion30 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.2%inclusion26 decks502 decks
4%synergy
Casualties of War
5.1%inclusion29 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
27%inclusion151 decks569 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion114 decks569 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion87 decks569 decks
-7%synergy
The Great Henge
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion59 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
9.1%inclusion52 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.8%inclusion50 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.3%inclusion47 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.5%inclusion37 decks569 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
6.5%inclusion37 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.3%inclusion36 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.4%inclusion31 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.3%inclusion30 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
25%inclusion145 decks569 decks
25%synergy
Hadana's Climb
22%inclusion126 decks569 decks
21%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
22%inclusion126 decks569 decks
22%synergy
Fight Rigging
19%inclusion107 decks569 decks
18%synergy
Inexorable Tide
18%inclusion104 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
18%inclusion89 decks502 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
17%inclusion47 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion96 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
15%inclusion86 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
14%inclusion80 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
13%inclusion74 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Primal Empathy
13%inclusion72 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion71 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Master Chef
10%inclusion57 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
8.6%inclusion49 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Mirrormade
8.1%inclusion46 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.9%inclusion45 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.7%inclusion44 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.2%inclusion41 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.7%inclusion38 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
6.5%inclusion37 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.2%inclusion35 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.2%inclusion35 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
5.8%inclusion33 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13%inclusion73 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
11%inclusion60 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion187 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
31%inclusion178 decks569 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion173 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
24%inclusion139 decks569 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion119 decks569 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion99 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion84 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion68 decks569 decks
-7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion66 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.4%inclusion48 decks569 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.0%inclusion40 decks569 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion38 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.3%inclusion36 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion442 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion398 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
20%inclusion111 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion91 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion86 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion86 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion81 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion75 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion64 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion55 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.6%inclusion49 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion48 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.3%inclusion47 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.0%inclusion40 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion557 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion555 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion553 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion511 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion350 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Opulent Palace
60%inclusion343 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
46%inclusion263 decks569 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion247 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion234 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
41%inclusion233 decks569 decks
-6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion219 decks569 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion195 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
33%inclusion185 decks569 decks
-6%synergy
Breeding Pool
32%inclusion180 decks569 decks
-15%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
31%inclusion178 decks569 decks
-15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion161 decks535 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion165 decks569 decks
-16%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion164 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion164 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion163 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion154 decks569 decks
-6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
27%inclusion151 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion145 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion131 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Mystery
24%inclusion135 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion125 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion122 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion120 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion119 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion119 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion116 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion112 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion111 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion105 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion102 decks569 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion98 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion95 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion94 decks569 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion93 decks569 decks
-18%synergy
Deathcap Glade
14%inclusion81 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion77 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion76 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion65 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion61 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Wood
11%inclusion61 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion58 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
10%inclusion56 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion55 decks569 decks
-9%synergy
Thornwood Falls
9.3%inclusion53 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.8%inclusion50 decks569 decks
5%synergy