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
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lion Vulture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
56%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
49%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Contagion Clasp
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Thrummingbird
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Plague Stinger
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Putrefy
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Sultai Charm
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Sage
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Blighted Agent
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Fathom Mage
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Fertilid
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Cankerbloom
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Invisible Stalker
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Generous Patron
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Obelisk Spider
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Flux Channeler
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Observer
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Spinebiter
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Blight Mamba
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Rot Wolf
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Evolution Witness
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Rats
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Guardian
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Glistener Elf
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Viridian Joiner
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Spawnwrithe
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Incubation Druid
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Core Prowler
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Flensermite
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Evil Twin
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Image
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Warden of the Grove
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Copycrook
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Blightwidow
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Reject Imperfection
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Experimental Augury
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Infectious Bite
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Vraska's Fall
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Hunter's Insight
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Serum Snare
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Steady Progress
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Virulent Wound
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Splendid Agony
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Strength of Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
See Double
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-26%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Return to Nature
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Gift of the Viper
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Essence Capture
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Blood Curdle
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Double Major
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-21%synergy
Feign Death
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Pistus Strike
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Match
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Evolution Charm
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Fog
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Shot
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Invigorate
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Naturalize
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Contentious Plan
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Ichor
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Thirsting Roots
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Villainous Wealth
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-28%synergy
Expand the Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Courage in Crisis
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Urban Evolution
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Quasiduplicate
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Smell Fear
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Neoform
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Sakashima's Will
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Combat Tutorial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Incremental Blight
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Give // Take
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Explore
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Impede Momentum
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Lie in Wait
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Death Begets Life
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Find // Finality
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Clone Legion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Many Partings
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Planewide Celebration
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Sculpting Steel
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Ecologist's Terrarium
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Box
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Geth
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Aqueous Form
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Master Chef
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Fight Rigging
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
New Horizons
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Hadana's Climb
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
The Clone Saga
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Earth
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Inexorable Tide
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Season of Growth
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Grafted Growth
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Long List of the Ents
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Feast on the Fallen
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Rancor
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Song of Freyalise
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Mockery
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
The Monumental Facade
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Lumbering Falls
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
-28%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
-24%synergy
Simic Signet
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Sultai Banner
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Pentad Prism
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion56 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion56 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion56 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
-19%synergy
Opulent Palace
67%inclusion38 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malady
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Simic Guildgate
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-30%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Grove
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-36%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Overflowing Basin
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Treno, Dark City
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Stream
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Wood
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Foul Orchard
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Oracles
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Creek
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy