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Josh Nelson
Sep 8, 2025
Josh Nelson
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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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Necroskitter
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
85%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
78%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
73%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
71%synergy
Obelisk Spider
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
69%synergy
Generous Patron
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
68%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
64%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
62%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
59%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
58%synergy
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Heroic Intervention
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Evolution Sage
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Inexorable Tide
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
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Persistent Constrictor
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Master Biomancer
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Thrummingbird
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Birds of Paradise
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Biophagus
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Delighted Halfling
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Carnifex Demon
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Flux Channeler
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Incubation Druid
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Cankerbloom
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Ouroboroid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Bloom Tender
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Soul Snuffers
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Fathom Mage
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Vashta Nerada
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Skinrender
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Banshee
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Invisible Stalker
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Spawnwrithe
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Clever Impersonator
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Ichor Rats
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Witness
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Skeleton Ship
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
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Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Grim Affliction
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Atomize
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Inspiring Call
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mutational Advantage
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Abrupt Decay
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Ripples of Potential
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Virulent Wound
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Noxious Revival
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Auroral Procession
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Splendid Agony
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
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Three Visits
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Incremental Blight
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Contentious Plan
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Culling Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Influence
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-28%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Thirsting Roots
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Season of Gathering
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
The Great Henge
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
4%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Helm of the Host
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Genji Glove
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Mirror Box
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Kormus Bell
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Hadana's Climb
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Doubling Season
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fight Rigging
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Glistening Oil
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Phyresis
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Karn's Bastion
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Nesting Grounds
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Replicating Ring
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Herd Heirloom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bounty Board
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Bayou
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
86%synergy
Underground Sea
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
84%synergy
Tropical Island
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
84%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Zagoth Triome
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Breeding Pool
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Morphic Pool
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Opulent Palace
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Festering Thicket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
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