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
Master Biomancer
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
54%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Contagion Clasp
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Plague Stinger
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Primal Empathy
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Putrefy
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Sultai Charm
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Thrummingbird
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Growth Spiral
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Evolution Sage
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Blighted Agent
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Fertilid
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Fathom Mage
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Cankerbloom
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Invisible Stalker
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Flux Channeler
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Obelisk Spider
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Generous Patron
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Observer
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Blight Mamba
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Altered Ego
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Evolution Witness
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Viridian Joiner
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Spinebiter
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Clone
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Guardian
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Homunculus Horde
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Undercover Operative
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Biovisionary
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Ichor Rats
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Rot Wolf
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Jackal, Genius Geneticist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Glistener Elf
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Spawnwrithe
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%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
Corpsejack Menace
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Devoted Druid
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Core Prowler
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Flensermite
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Coiling Oracle
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Inspiring Call
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Reject Imperfection
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Experimental Augury
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Vraska's Fall
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Infectious Bite
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Serum Snare
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Deathsprout
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Hunter's Insight
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Steady Progress
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Splendid Agony
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Virulent Wound
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Return to Nature
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Essence Capture
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
See Double
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
Blood Curdle
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-28%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Pistus Strike
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Mirror Match
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fog
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Decisive Denial
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Evolution Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Harrow
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Invigorate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Simic Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Contentious Plan
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Thirsting Roots
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Villainous Wealth
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Courage in Crisis
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Painful Truths
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-30%synergy
Expand the Sphere
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Urban Evolution
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Quasiduplicate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Smell Fear
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Incremental Blight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%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
Search for Tomorrow
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Explore
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Death Begets Life
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Give // Take
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Impede Momentum
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Find // Finality
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Casualties of War
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Clone Legion
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Many Partings
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Treasured Find
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
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%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
Ecologist's Terrarium
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Box
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Master Chef
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Fight Rigging
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Aqueous Form
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
New Horizons
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Hadana's Climb
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Earth
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Inexorable Tide
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Growth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Song of Freyalise
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Long List of the Ents
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Rancor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mirror Mockery
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%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
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Lumbering Falls
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Mishra's Factory
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Spawning Pool
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
-27%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Simic Signet
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Signet
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
15%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
Zagoth Crystal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Pentad Prism
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Opulent Palace
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%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
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-33%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Grove
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Treno, Dark City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Rimewood Falls
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%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
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Chasm
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Night Market
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Oracles
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy