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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
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
82%synergy
Master Biomancer
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Generous Patron
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Invisible Stalker
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Karn's Bastion
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Nesting Grounds
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Rampant Growth
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Beast Within
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Farseek
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Fathom Mage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Incubation Druid
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Vashta Nerada
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Spawnwrithe
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Biophagus
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Evolution Witness
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Necroskitter
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Evolution Sage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Thrummingbird
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Elusive Otter
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Scute Swarm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Obelisk Spider
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Spark Double
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Willbreaker
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Viridian Joiner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Warden of the Grove
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Sludge Monster
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Soul Diviner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cankerbloom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Compy Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Yathan Tombguard
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Plague Stinger
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fertilid
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Slippery Bogbonder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Altered Ego
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Cathedral Acolyte
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Putrefy
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Call
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gaea's Gift
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Growth Spiral
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Slip Out the Back
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Atomize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sultai Charm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Grim Affliction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Double Major
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Not of This World
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Entish Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Essence Capture
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Reject Imperfection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Wicked Slumber
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Infectious Bite
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Plating
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Hunter's Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Ichor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Season of Gathering
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Season of Weaving
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Risky Research
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gaze of Granite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Temur
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Contentious Plan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Regrowth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Courage in Crisis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Soul's Majesty
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wealth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Clasp
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
The Great Henge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Contagion Engine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Hadana's Climb
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Fight Rigging
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Primal Empathy
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Inexorable Tide
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Scales
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cloak of Mists
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Elven Chorus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Discovery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Master Chef
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Combat Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Llanowar Reborn
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Drannith Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Spawning Pool
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Victory Chimes
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Opulent Palace
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Zagoth Triome
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Mystery
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Wastewood Verge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Hedge Maze
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy