Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget Core

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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
Knowledge Seeker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lion Vulture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
52%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Contagion Clasp
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Plague Stinger
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Sultai Charm
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Thrummingbird
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Putrefy
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Blighted Agent
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Evolution Sage
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Primal Empathy
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Fertilid
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Fathom Mage
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Cankerbloom
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Invisible Stalker
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Flux Channeler
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Generous Patron
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Blight Mamba
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Obelisk Spider
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Observer
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Spinebiter
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Evolution Witness
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Rot Wolf
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Altered Ego
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Clone
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Viridian Joiner
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Guardian
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Ichor Rats
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Homunculus Horde
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Glistener Elf
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Jackal, Genius Geneticist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Spawnwrithe
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Copycrook
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drix Fatemaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Incubation Druid
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Image
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Trygon Predator
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Devoted Druid
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Core Prowler
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Flensermite
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Blightwidow
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Negate
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Call
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Experimental Augury
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Infectious Bite
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Reject Imperfection
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Vraska's Fall
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Hunter's Insight
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Deathsprout
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Serum Snare
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Steady Progress
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Virulent Wound
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Gift of the Viper
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
See Double
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-26%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Splendid Agony
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Blood Curdle
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Double Major
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Gift
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Pistus Strike
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Evolution Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Naturalize
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Simic Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Fog
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Decisive Denial
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Titanic Growth
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Harrow
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Black Sun's Zenith
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Contentious Plan
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Ichor
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Thirsting Roots
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Villainous Wealth
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-28%synergy
Painful Truths
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Urban Evolution
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Expand the Sphere
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Courage in Crisis
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Quasiduplicate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Combat Tutorial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Incremental Blight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima's Will
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Neoform
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Smell Fear
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Explore
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Give // Take
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Impede Momentum
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lie in Wait
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Death Begets Life
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Many Partings
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Find // Finality
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Migration Path
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Treasured Find
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Casualties of War
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Sculpting Steel
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fireshrieker
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Mirror Box
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Ecologist's Terrarium
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Geth
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Aqueous Form
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Master Chef
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Fight Rigging
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
New Horizons
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Hadana's Climb
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Inexorable Tide
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Roaring Earth
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Grafted Growth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Long List of the Ents
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Song of Freyalise
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Mockery
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Rancor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Lumbering Falls
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Factory
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pool
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Simic Signet
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Signet
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sultai Banner
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Pentad Prism
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Opulent Palace
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Jungle Hollow
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Thornwood Falls
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-34%synergy
Flooded Grove
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Stream
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-38%synergy
Rimewood Falls
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Hall of Oracles
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Grove
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Vivid Marsh
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy