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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
66%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
59%synergy
Contagion Clasp
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
58%synergy
Master Biomancer
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Obelisk Spider
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Grim Affliction
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Thrummingbird
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Evolution Sage
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Kodama's Reach
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Fathom Mage
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Generous Patron
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Cankerbloom
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Devoted Druid
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Loyal Guardian
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Invisible Stalker
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Carnifex Demon
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Flux Channeler
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Observer
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Evolution Witness
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Altered Ego
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Soul Diviner
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Soul Snuffers
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Incubation Druid
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Elusive Otter
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Undercover Operative
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Fertilid
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Channeler Initiate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Biovisionary
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Skinrender
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Ichor Rats
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Leech Bonder
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Necroskitter
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Viridian Joiner
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Evil Twin
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Banshee
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Warden of the Grove
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Sultai Charm
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Experimental Augury
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Steady Progress
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Splendid Agony
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Inspiring Call
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Reject Imperfection
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Growth Spiral
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Mutational Advantage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Serum Snare
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Instill Infection
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
See Double
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Virulent Wound
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Deathsprout
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fate Transfer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Venom
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Double Major
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Thirsting Roots
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Vat Emergence
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Contentious Plan
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Expand the Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Gaze of Granite
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Incremental Blight
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Find // Finality
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Neoform
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Tower Above
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Harmonize
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Smell Fear
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Stall Out
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Agent's Toolkit
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Blight Sickle
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Engine
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Serrated Arrows
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Crumbling Ashes
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Primal Empathy
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Inexorable Tide
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Master Chef
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Hadana's Climb
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Fight Rigging
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Scales
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Biting Tether
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Path of Discovery
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Necrogen Communion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Karn's Bastion
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Grasping Dunes
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Simic Signet
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Replicating Ring
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Island
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Opulent Palace
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Mystery
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-19%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Grove
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Wood
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Simic Guildgate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy