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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
Animal Attendant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fire Nation Salvagers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Master Biomancer
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Contagion Clasp
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Thrummingbird
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Obelisk Spider
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Grim Affliction
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Sage
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Fathom Mage
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Generous Patron
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Cankerbloom
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Blighted Agent
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Invisible Stalker
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Loyal Guardian
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Evolution Witness
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Observer
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Carnifex Demon
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Flux Channeler
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Devoted Druid
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Soul Diviner
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Soul Snuffers
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Elusive Otter
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Incubation Druid
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Altered Ego
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Rats
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Warden of the Grove
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Fertilid
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Channeler Initiate
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Skinrender
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Undercover Operative
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Leech Bonder
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Vashta Nerada
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Biovisionary
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Plague Stinger
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sultai Charm
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Experimental Augury
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Call
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Steady Progress
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Reject Imperfection
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Splendid Agony
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Serum Snare
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mutational Advantage
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Charm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Charm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-26%synergy
Hunter's Insight
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Instill Infection
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Virulent Wound
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Fate Transfer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Espers to Magicite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Gift of the Viper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Thirsting Roots
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Contentious Plan
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Vat Emergence
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Granite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Incremental Blight
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wealth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Rite of Replication
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Find // Finality
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Neoform
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stall Out
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Agent's Toolkit
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Blight Sickle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Serrated Arrows
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Blowfly Infestation
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Primal Empathy
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Inexorable Tide
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Fight Rigging
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Master Chef
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Necrogen Communion
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Hadana's Climb
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Biting Tether
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Phyresis
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sphere Grid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, the Ringleader
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Karn's Bastion
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Grasping Dunes
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Bounty Board
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Replicating Ring
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Banner
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Opulent Palace
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Mystery
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malady
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Sinister Hideout
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Jungle Hollow
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Thornwood Falls
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Festering Thicket
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Grove
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Wood
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Twilight Mire
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Tangled Islet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Murky Sewer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy