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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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dawnhand Dissident
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Moonshadow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nightmare Sower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Master Biomancer
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Generous Patron
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Necroskitter
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Invisible Stalker
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Farseek
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Obelisk Spider
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Evolution Sage
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Blighted Agent
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Altered Ego
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Fathom Mage
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Vashta Nerada
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Spawnwrithe
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Incubation Druid
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Spark Double
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dread Tiller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Bristlebane Battler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Loch Mare
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Elusive Otter
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Sludge Monster
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Biophagus
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Viridian Joiner
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Clever Impersonator
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Evolution Witness
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Willbreaker
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Evil Twin
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
High Perfect Morcant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Auton Soldier
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Scute Swarm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ichor Rats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Double Major
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Atomize
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Inspiring Call
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Experimental Augury
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Octopus Form
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Gaea's Gift
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Simic Charm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Charm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Reject Imperfection
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sultai Charm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Not of This World
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Magic Damper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Potential
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Wicked Slumber
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Entish Restoration
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Delay
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Three Visits
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Season of Gathering
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Doppelgang
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Drown in Ichor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Soul's Majesty
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Clone Legion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Hunted by The Family
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Distant Melody
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Helm of the Host
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Mirror Box
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mirage Mirror
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Hadana's Climb
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Fight Rigging
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Inexorable Tide
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Primal Empathy
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Legend of Kyoshi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Project
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Master Chef
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Copy Land
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Greed
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Mirrormade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Defense of the Heart
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Drannith Ruins
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Edge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Simic Signet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Opulent Palace
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Breeding Pool
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Zagoth Triome
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Grove
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Mire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy