Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Optimized

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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Topiary Lecturer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Germination Practicum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pensive Professor
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Growth Curve
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
56%synergy
Necroskitter
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
55%synergy
Generous Patron
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Spark Double
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
40%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
40%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Master Biomancer
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
38%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Farseek
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Worldly Tutor
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Seedborn Muse
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Evolution Sage
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Biophagus
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Thrummingbird
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Incubation Druid
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Obelisk Spider
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Spawnwrithe
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Invisible Stalker
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Constable
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Scute Swarm
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Vashta Nerada
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Ouroboroid
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Dread Tiller
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Stunt Double
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Plague Stinger
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Cankerbloom
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Flux Channeler
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Delighted Halfling
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Undercover Operative
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Beast Within
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Experimental Augury
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Atomize
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Double Major
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Call
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Grim Affliction
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Ooze Spill
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
See Double
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Mutational Advantage
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Contentious Plan
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Neoform
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Ichor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Sakashima's Will
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Explore
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Cowabunga!
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
New Generation's Technique
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Lessons from Life
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Life from the Loam
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Contagion Clasp
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
16%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Box
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Helm of the Host
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Turtle Van
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
35%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
35%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Inexorable Tide
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Hadana's Climb
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
High Score
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Retro-Mutation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Fight Rigging
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Does Machines
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Ninja Teen
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Nesting Grounds
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Northampton Farm
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion76 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion66 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion82 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion80 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Island
96%inclusion80 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion75 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Breeding Pool
73%inclusion61 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
73%inclusion61 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion56 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Zagoth Triome
54%inclusion45 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Opulent Palace
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Tropical Island
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Deathcap Glade
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Hedge Maze
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-10%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-9%synergy