Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Expensive 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
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Strip Mine
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Abrupt Decay
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Necroskitter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Cephalid Constable
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Master Biomancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Frog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Volatile Stormdrake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Eternal Witness
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Devoted Druid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Incubation Druid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Six
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dread Tiller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Loch Mare
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dark Confidant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Spark Double
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Evil Twin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Blighted Agent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Tireless Tracker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Biovisionary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Obelisk Spider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Delighted Halfling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Grim Flayer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Undermountain Adventurer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fiend Artisan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Seedborn Muse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Barrowgoyf
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Emperor of Bones
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Generous Ent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Endurance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tear Asunder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Stern Scolding
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Consultation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Wash Away
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Fatal Push
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Consign to Memory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Crop Rotation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Auroral Procession
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Noxious Revival
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Atomize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Tale's End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Call
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planar Genesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Life from the Loam
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Neoform
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Three Visits
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Mists of Lórien
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lórien Revealed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nature's Lore
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Twist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Rite of Replication
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Pick Your Poison
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Culling Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sakashima's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Clone Legion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blight Grenade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scapeshift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Regrowth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Helm of the Host
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Clasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Erratic Portal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirran Safehouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mirage Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Scytheclaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Chthonian Nightmare
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Call of the Ring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Primal Empathy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Guardian Project
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Bioengineered Future
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Master Chef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extravagant Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Training Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Court of Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fall from Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Woodland
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Nesting Grounds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Vault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Island
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Forest
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Windswept Heath
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Wooded Foothills
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Underground Mortuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Zagoth Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Horizon of Progress
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Opulent Palace
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Hedge Maze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-34%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy