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
Topiary Lecturer
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Hideout
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Pensive Professor
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
74%inclusion284 decks383 decks
73%synergy
Generous Patron
70%inclusion269 decks383 decks
69%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
67%inclusion257 decks383 decks
65%synergy
Necroskitter
62%inclusion238 decks383 decks
62%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
57%inclusion217 decks383 decks
56%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
56%inclusion214 decks383 decks
55%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
55%inclusion212 decks383 decks
55%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
54%inclusion206 decks383 decks
53%synergy
Obelisk Spider
50%inclusion191 decks383 decks
49%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
50%inclusion154 decks309 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
55%inclusion209 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
52%inclusion199 decks383 decks
45%synergy
Master Biomancer
52%inclusion198 decks383 decks
49%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
51%inclusion197 decks383 decks
47%synergy
Farseek
51%inclusion196 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Evolution Sage
51%inclusion194 decks383 decks
43%synergy
Thrummingbird
47%inclusion181 decks383 decks
41%synergy
Beast Within
46%inclusion176 decks383 decks
19%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion176 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
46%inclusion176 decks383 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion81 decks383 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion69 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion56 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion48 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.3%inclusion28 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Seedborn Muse
6.8%inclusion26 decks383 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Toxrill, the Corrosive
39%inclusion150 decks383 decks
36%synergy
Blighted Agent
37%inclusion142 decks383 decks
35%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
36%inclusion139 decks383 decks
36%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
35%inclusion133 decks383 decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
34%inclusion130 decks383 decks
33%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion128 decks383 decks
27%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
32%inclusion121 decks383 decks
28%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
31%inclusion117 decks383 decks
30%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
30%inclusion116 decks383 decks
28%synergy
Cankerbloom
30%inclusion115 decks383 decks
25%synergy
Incubation Druid
29%inclusion111 decks383 decks
26%synergy
Spark Double
29%inclusion111 decks383 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
28%inclusion89 decks314 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion105 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Vashta Nerada
26%inclusion99 decks383 decks
25%synergy
Biophagus
25%inclusion96 decks383 decks
23%synergy
Invisible Stalker
25%inclusion94 decks383 decks
21%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
24%inclusion89 decks366 decks
21%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
23%inclusion89 decks383 decks
22%synergy
Fathom Mage
23%inclusion88 decks383 decks
18%synergy
Carnifex Demon
22%inclusion85 decks383 decks
22%synergy
Dread Tiller
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
22%inclusion76 decks347 decks
21%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Flux Channeler
21%inclusion81 decks383 decks
19%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Ouroboroid
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Viral Drake
20%inclusion75 decks383 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion74 decks383 decks
17%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
19%inclusion73 decks383 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Witness
18%inclusion68 decks370 decks
13%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
17%inclusion67 decks383 decks
16%synergy
Spawnwrithe
16%inclusion62 decks383 decks
16%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
16%inclusion50 decks311 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion60 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
16%inclusion60 decks383 decks
15%synergy
Clever Impersonator
15%inclusion59 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15%inclusion57 decks383 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion56 decks383 decks
-8%synergy
Altered Ego
14%inclusion55 decks383 decks
12%synergy
Soul Snuffers
14%inclusion52 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion49 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
12%inclusion47 decks383 decks
9%synergy
Scute Swarm
12%inclusion47 decks383 decks
1%synergy
Warden of the Grove
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion46 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
11%inclusion44 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
11%inclusion44 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
40%inclusion154 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion124 decks370 decks
25%synergy
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion128 decks383 decks
33%synergy
Atomize
33%inclusion125 decks383 decks
23%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion116 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Experimental Augury
30%inclusion116 decks383 decks
28%synergy
Mutational Advantage
23%inclusion88 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Putrefy
21%inclusion80 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion73 decks383 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion66 decks383 decks
-4%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion65 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion64 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16%inclusion60 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
16%inclusion60 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion59 decks383 decks
14%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
15%inclusion57 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Potential
15%inclusion57 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Inspiring Call
15%inclusion57 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion54 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion49 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Sultai Charm
12%inclusion47 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion46 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
11%inclusion42 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion39 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion38 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion37 decks383 decks
9%synergy
Radstorm
10%inclusion37 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion35 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
9.4%inclusion36 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.9%inclusion34 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Steady Progress
8.9%inclusion34 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
8.6%inclusion33 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.4%inclusion32 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion31 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7.8%inclusion30 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.6%inclusion29 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion28 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion27 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion26 decks370 decks
0%synergy
Reject Imperfection
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
-7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
6.0%inclusion23 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.0%inclusion23 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Serum Snare
5.5%inclusion21 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.2%inclusion20 decks383 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
37%inclusion143 decks383 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
37%inclusion142 decks383 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion133 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
34%inclusion130 decks383 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion102 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Ichor
27%inclusion102 decks383 decks
25%synergy
Three Visits
24%inclusion92 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Contentious Plan
21%inclusion81 decks383 decks
20%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
14%inclusion52 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
13%inclusion49 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Thirsting Roots
13%inclusion48 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion47 decks383 decks
-11%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Incremental Blight
10%inclusion39 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Aberrant Return
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
9.4%inclusion36 decks383 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.6%inclusion33 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wealth
7.8%inclusion30 decks383 decks
-9%synergy
Liliana's Influence
7.0%inclusion27 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Neoform
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
-8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.0%inclusion23 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Smell Fear
6.0%inclusion23 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.7%inclusion22 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.5%inclusion21 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.5%inclusion21 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.5%inclusion21 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.5%inclusion19 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
5.2%inclusion20 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Doppelgang
5.2%inclusion20 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
43%inclusion165 decks383 decks
40%synergy
Contagion Engine
42%inclusion159 decks383 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion122 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion86 decks383 decks
0%synergy
The Great Henge
22%inclusion83 decks383 decks
16%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion40 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.9%inclusion34 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Box
8.6%inclusion33 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.1%inclusion31 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.1%inclusion31 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.1%inclusion31 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.8%inclusion26 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.8%inclusion26 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Crumbling Ashes
42%inclusion159 decks383 decks
41%synergy
Inexorable Tide
35%inclusion133 decks383 decks
26%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
29%inclusion102 decks347 decks
25%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
20%inclusion40 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
20%inclusion75 decks383 decks
19%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
18%inclusion69 decks383 decks
16%synergy
Hadana's Climb
17%inclusion64 decks383 decks
15%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
14%inclusion54 decks383 decks
9%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion50 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion44 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Primal Empathy
9.1%inclusion35 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.1%inclusion31 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.3%inclusion28 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
7.3%inclusion28 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.8%inclusion26 decks383 decks
-4%synergy
Guardian Project
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
-4%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Glistening Oil
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.0%inclusion23 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.7%inclusion22 decks383 decks
-10%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.7%inclusion22 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Master Chef
5.5%inclusion21 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.2%inclusion20 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion89 decks383 decks
21%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
7.6%inclusion29 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.2%inclusion20 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
52%inclusion198 decks383 decks
45%synergy
Nesting Grounds
43%inclusion163 decks383 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion131 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion127 decks383 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion102 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
26%inclusion98 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion83 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion74 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
16%inclusion62 decks383 decks
15%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion57 decks383 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion52 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion44 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.6%inclusion33 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.8%inclusion30 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion29 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.0%inclusion27 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion27 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Dunes
6.3%inclusion24 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.1%inclusion19 decks370 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion315 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion276 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion61 decks383 decks
1%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion56 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion53 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion52 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Sphere
13%inclusion50 decks383 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion49 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion45 decks383 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion40 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion37 decks383 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.8%inclusion30 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.8%inclusion30 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.0%inclusion27 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion25 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Bounty Board
5.2%inclusion20 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion371 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion368 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Island
96%inclusion368 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion357 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion225 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Opulent Palace
58%inclusion221 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Zagoth Triome
53%inclusion202 decks383 decks
15%synergy
Breeding Pool
51%inclusion194 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion192 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion185 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion177 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion173 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion165 decks383 decks
15%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
43%inclusion164 decks383 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40%inclusion154 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
39%inclusion151 decks383 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion151 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34%inclusion130 decks383 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion124 decks370 decks
25%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion122 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31%inclusion118 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion114 decks383 decks
-5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion112 decks383 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion112 decks383 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion101 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion96 decks366 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion87 decks383 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion80 decks383 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion77 decks383 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
19%inclusion74 decks383 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion73 decks383 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
19%inclusion71 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion69 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion69 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
16%inclusion60 decks383 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion59 decks383 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion58 decks383 decks
-5%synergy
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion55 decks383 decks
-5%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion54 decks383 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion50 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion49 decks383 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion43 decks383 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
-7%synergy
Bayou
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion41 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion40 decks383 decks
-8%synergy
Tropical Island
10%inclusion40 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion39 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion38 decks383 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion35 decks370 decks
2%synergy