Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - -1/-1 Counters

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
Secret Invasion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Pensive Professor
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
4.5%inclusion3 decks67 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
73%inclusion268 decks367 decks
72%synergy
Generous Patron
71%inclusion262 decks367 decks
70%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
66%inclusion241 decks367 decks
64%synergy
Necroskitter
60%inclusion221 decks367 decks
60%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
56%inclusion204 decks367 decks
55%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
54%inclusion198 decks367 decks
53%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
54%inclusion197 decks367 decks
53%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
50%inclusion184 decks367 decks
50%synergy
Master Biomancer
53%inclusion193 decks367 decks
49%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
50%inclusion158 decks316 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
54%inclusion198 decks367 decks
13%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
53%inclusion193 decks367 decks
48%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
53%inclusion193 decks367 decks
46%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion185 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Evolution Sage
49%inclusion179 decks367 decks
41%synergy
Obelisk Spider
47%inclusion173 decks367 decks
47%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion169 decks367 decks
10%synergy
Thrummingbird
46%inclusion169 decks367 decks
40%synergy
Beast Within
45%inclusion165 decks367 decks
18%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
45%inclusion165 decks367 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion74 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion64 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion50 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion44 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Seedborn Muse
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
-5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.2%inclusion19 decks367 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Toxrill, the Corrosive
38%inclusion141 decks367 decks
36%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
38%inclusion138 decks367 decks
37%synergy
Blighted Agent
37%inclusion137 decks367 decks
36%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
35%inclusion129 decks367 decks
28%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
34%inclusion125 decks367 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
31%inclusion115 decks367 decks
30%synergy
Cankerbloom
31%inclusion112 decks367 decks
25%synergy
Incubation Druid
30%inclusion109 decks367 decks
26%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
30%inclusion109 decks367 decks
26%synergy
Spark Double
30%inclusion109 decks367 decks
26%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
29%inclusion94 decks321 decks
26%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
29%inclusion107 decks367 decks
29%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
29%inclusion106 decks367 decks
26%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion104 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Vashta Nerada
26%inclusion95 decks367 decks
25%synergy
Invisible Stalker
26%inclusion94 decks367 decks
22%synergy
Biophagus
26%inclusion94 decks367 decks
24%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
25%inclusion93 decks367 decks
22%synergy
Fathom Mage
25%inclusion91 decks367 decks
20%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
23%inclusion86 decks367 decks
22%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
22%inclusion78 decks354 decks
21%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion71 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Carnifex Demon
20%inclusion74 decks367 decks
20%synergy
Evolution Witness
20%inclusion72 decks367 decks
14%synergy
Ouroboroid
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Flux Channeler
19%inclusion71 decks367 decks
17%synergy
Dread Tiller
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion70 decks367 decks
16%synergy
Viral Drake
19%inclusion70 decks367 decks
18%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
18%inclusion67 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
18%inclusion57 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
17%inclusion64 decks367 decks
16%synergy
Spawnwrithe
17%inclusion62 decks367 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion59 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
16%inclusion58 decks367 decks
15%synergy
Clever Impersonator
16%inclusion57 decks367 decks
13%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15%inclusion56 decks367 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion54 decks367 decks
-8%synergy
Altered Ego
14%inclusion53 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Scute Swarm
13%inclusion47 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion47 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
13%inclusion47 decks367 decks
13%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
13%inclusion16 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Observer
13%inclusion46 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Soul Snuffers
12%inclusion44 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Plague Stinger
12%inclusion43 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Warden of the Grove
12%inclusion24 decks208 decks
10%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
11%inclusion42 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
39%inclusion142 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion125 decks367 decks
26%synergy
Grim Affliction
31%inclusion115 decks367 decks
31%synergy
Heroic Intervention
31%inclusion114 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Atomize
31%inclusion113 decks367 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Augury
30%inclusion109 decks367 decks
27%synergy
Mutational Advantage
22%inclusion82 decks367 decks
13%synergy
Putrefy
22%inclusion80 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion66 decks367 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion65 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
17%inclusion64 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion63 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Growth Spiral
16%inclusion60 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Ripples of Potential
16%inclusion59 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Call
16%inclusion58 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16%inclusion57 decks367 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
15%inclusion55 decks367 decks
10%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion54 decks367 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion52 decks367 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
13%inclusion47 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion43 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion41 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion39 decks367 decks
-5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
10%inclusion37 decks367 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion37 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion36 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion35 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.3%inclusion34 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.3%inclusion34 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
9.0%inclusion33 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
8.4%inclusion31 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.4%inclusion31 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Double Major
8.4%inclusion31 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Steady Progress
8.2%inclusion30 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Radstorm
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.4%inclusion27 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion26 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.1%inclusion26 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Reject Imperfection
6.8%inclusion25 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
6.8%inclusion25 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
-8%synergy
Serum Snare
5.7%inclusion21 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.2%inclusion19 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion140 decks367 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion133 decks367 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion128 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
32%inclusion119 decks367 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion97 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Ichor
25%inclusion93 decks367 decks
24%synergy
Three Visits
25%inclusion90 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Contentious Plan
19%inclusion69 decks367 decks
17%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion49 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
13%inclusion48 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Thirsting Roots
13%inclusion47 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion44 decks367 decks
-11%synergy
Aberrant Return
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion40 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion39 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
9.3%inclusion34 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Incremental Blight
9.0%inclusion33 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.4%inclusion31 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wealth
7.4%inclusion27 decks367 decks
-9%synergy
Neoform
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
-7%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Expand the Sphere
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Smell Fear
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.7%inclusion21 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Influence
5.7%inclusion21 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
5.7%inclusion21 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Doppelgang
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
41%inclusion149 decks367 decks
38%synergy
Contagion Engine
39%inclusion142 decks367 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion117 decks367 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
23%inclusion83 decks367 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion83 decks367 decks
0%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion40 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
9.3%inclusion34 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Mirror Box
8.4%inclusion31 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
7.9%inclusion29 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.9%inclusion29 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.9%inclusion29 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.3%inclusion23 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.3%inclusion23 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Crumbling Ashes
39%inclusion142 decks367 decks
38%synergy
Inexorable Tide
33%inclusion120 decks367 decks
25%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
30%inclusion106 decks354 decks
26%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
18%inclusion65 decks367 decks
15%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
17%inclusion64 decks367 decks
17%synergy
Hadana's Climb
17%inclusion63 decks367 decks
16%synergy
Fight Rigging
14%inclusion52 decks367 decks
14%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
14%inclusion51 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion47 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Primal Empathy
8.4%inclusion31 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.9%inclusion29 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.8%inclusion25 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Phyresis
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.3%inclusion23 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.7%inclusion21 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Doubling Season
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
-10%synergy
Master Chef
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Oil
5.2%inclusion19 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
5.2%inclusion19 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion83 decks367 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
10%inclusion35 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.0%inclusion22 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion180 decks367 decks
43%synergy
Nesting Grounds
42%inclusion155 decks367 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion123 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion118 decks367 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion96 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
25%inclusion92 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion75 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion71 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
17%inclusion63 decks367 decks
16%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion54 decks367 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion49 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion41 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10%inclusion37 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.4%inclusion31 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.9%inclusion29 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion27 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion27 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion24 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.7%inclusion21 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.2%inclusion19 decks367 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion299 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion263 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion55 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion53 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion48 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion48 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion46 decks367 decks
10%synergy
Glistening Sphere
12%inclusion45 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion40 decks367 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion37 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion36 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8.7%inclusion32 decks367 decks
-7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.6%inclusion28 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.1%inclusion26 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.8%inclusion25 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.7%inclusion21 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion357 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion354 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Island
96%inclusion354 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion344 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion216 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Opulent Palace
58%inclusion214 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Triome
54%inclusion197 decks367 decks
16%synergy
Breeding Pool
50%inclusion183 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
49%inclusion180 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion176 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion170 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion162 decks367 decks
16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
44%inclusion162 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
43%inclusion158 decks367 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion152 decks367 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
41%inclusion149 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion142 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion125 decks367 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion121 decks367 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion119 decks367 decks
8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion117 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion109 decks367 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion108 decks367 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion106 decks367 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion95 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion95 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion80 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion78 decks367 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion73 decks367 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
19%inclusion71 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion70 decks367 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion67 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion67 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion63 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion58 decks367 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion55 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion55 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
14%inclusion53 decks367 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion50 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion49 decks367 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion47 decks367 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion40 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion39 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion39 decks367 decks
-7%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion38 decks367 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion38 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion37 decks367 decks
-8%synergy
Tropical Island
10%inclusion37 decks367 decks
-4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10%inclusion36 decks367 decks
5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
2%synergy