Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Sinister Gnarlbark
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Dread Tiller
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Blight Rot
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness Descends
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Necroskitter
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
56%synergy
Generous Patron
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Spark Double
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Master Biomancer
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Birds of Paradise
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Three Visits
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Heroic Intervention
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Worldly Tutor
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Seedborn Muse
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Biophagus
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Obelisk Spider
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Evolution Sage
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Incubation Druid
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Clever Impersonator
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Blighted Agent
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Thrummingbird
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Spawnwrithe
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Scute Swarm
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Invisible Stalker
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Constable
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Eternal Witness
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Biovisionary
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Vashta Nerada
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Bloom Tender
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Ouroboroid
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Delighted Halfling
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Sludge Monster
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Undercover Operative
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Altered Ego
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Plague Stinger
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Stunt Double
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Cankerbloom
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Fathom Mage
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Phantasmal Image
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Experimental Augury
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Ripples of Potential
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Grim Affliction
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Claim
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Atomize
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Inspiring Call
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Auroral Procession
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Mirrorform
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Mutational Advantage
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Sultai Charm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Infectious Bite
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Neoform
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sakashima's Will
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Explore
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Quasiduplicate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Aberrant Return
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Thirsting Roots
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Doppelgang
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Villainous Wealth
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Incremental Blight
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Clone Legion
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Clasp
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Contagion Engine
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
The Ozolith
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Mirage Mirror
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Blowfly Infestation
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Inexorable Tide
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Sylvan Library
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Guardian Project
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Growth
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Primal Empathy
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Doubling Season
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Hadana's Climb
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Fight Rigging
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Nesting Grounds
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Island
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion59 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Breeding Pool
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Zagoth Triome
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Bayou
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Tropical Island
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Hedge Maze
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy