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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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33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
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Necroskitter
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
82%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
75%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
68%synergy
Obelisk Spider
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Generous Patron
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
61%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
55%synergy
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Heroic Intervention
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Evolution Sage
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Engine
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Contagion Clasp
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Farseek
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Lore
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Seedborn Muse
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
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Birds of Paradise
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Master Biomancer
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Thrummingbird
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Spark Double
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Biophagus
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Delighted Halfling
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Carnifex Demon
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Blighted Agent
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Bloom Tender
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Flux Channeler
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Cankerbloom
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Viral Drake
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Fathom Mage
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Devoted Druid
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Soul Snuffers
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Ouroboroid
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Invisible Stalker
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Skinrender
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Banshee
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Spawnwrithe
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Ichor Rats
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
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Beast Within
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Affliction
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Atomize
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Call
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Abrupt Decay
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Augury
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Mutational Advantage
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Potential
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Veil of Summer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Force of Vigor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Virulent Wound
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Splendid Agony
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Tezzeret's Gambit
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Three Visits
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Cultivate
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Incremental Blight
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Contentious Plan
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Influence
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-28%synergy
Rite of Replication
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Neoform
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Thirsting Roots
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Season of Gathering
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
4%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Helm of the Host
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Genji Glove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Mirror Box
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Kormus Bell
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Inexorable Tide
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Hadana's Climb
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Doubling Season
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Fight Rigging
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Glistening Oil
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Phyresis
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Karn's Bastion
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Nesting Grounds
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Field of the Dead
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Mana Crypt
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bounty Board
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Simic Signet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
87%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
86%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
86%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Island
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Zagoth Triome
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Breeding Pool
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Delta
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Watery Grave
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Opulent Palace
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-28%synergy
Underground Mortuary
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-22%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
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