Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget -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!
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Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
68%synergy
Contagion Clasp
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
60%synergy
Master Biomancer
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Thrummingbird
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
51%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Obelisk Spider
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Nesting Grounds
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Rampant Growth
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Evolution Sage
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Grim Affliction
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Carnifex Demon
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Fathom Mage
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Generous Patron
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Invisible Stalker
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Cankerbloom
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Blighted Agent
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Undercover Operative
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Elusive Otter
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Altered Ego
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Skinrender
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Devoted Druid
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Dread Tiller
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Observer
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Necroskitter
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Soul Snuffers
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Ichor Rats
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Plague Stinger
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Flux Channeler
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Channeler Initiate
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Loyal Guardian
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Incubation Druid
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Soul Diviner
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Loch Mare
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Vedalken Anatomist
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Fertilid
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Vashta Nerada
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Call
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Steady Progress
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Sultai Charm
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Reject Imperfection
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Growth Spiral
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Serum Snare
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Mutational Advantage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-26%synergy
Splendid Agony
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Biomass Mutation
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Atomize
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Return to Nature
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Ripples of Potential
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Fate Transfer
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Wild Unraveling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Gift of the Viper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Radstorm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Instill Infection
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
See Double
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Virulent Wound
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Harrow
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Unnatural Restoration
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Contentious Plan
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Aberrant Return
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Incremental Blight
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Thirsting Roots
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Spread the Sickness
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Villainous Wealth
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Planewide Celebration
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Vigor Mortis
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Tower Above
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-20%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Darkness Descends
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Road of Return
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Courage in Crisis
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Casualties of War
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Incremental Growth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Urban Evolution
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Persist
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Sting
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Connive // Concoct
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Agent's Toolkit
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Contagion Engine
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Blight Sickle
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Trigon of Infestation
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Viridian Claw
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Serrated Arrows
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Eternity Vessel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Box
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Puca's Covenant
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Inexorable Tide
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Necrogen Communion
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Hadana's Climb
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Fight Rigging
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Noggle the Mind
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Ascendancy
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Relic Putrescence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Song of Freyalise
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Biting Tether
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Mutation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Torture
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Mirrormade
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Curator's Ward
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Loading Zone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Vraska the Unseen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Karn's Bastion
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Grasping Dunes
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Drannith Ruins
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
-29%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion36 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Opulent Palace
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Mystery
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malady
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-21%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Simic Guildgate
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Sodden Verdure
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-20%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Overflowing Basin
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Wood
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Triome
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-30%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Abundant Countryside
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy