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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Forgotten Ancient
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Master Biomancer
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
69%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Fathom Mage
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Invisible Stalker
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Loyal Guardian
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Call
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Thrummingbird
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Evolution Witness
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Primal Empathy
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Evolution Sage
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Elusive Otter
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Fertilid
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Spawnwrithe
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Obelisk Spider
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Incubation Druid
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Altered Ego
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Cankerbloom
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Viridian Joiner
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Elusive Krasis
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Agent
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Generous Patron
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sazh Katzroy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Tyranid Prime
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Constrictor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Observer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Moritte of the Frost
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Scrounging Bandar
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Changeling Outcast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Managorger Hydra
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Trygon Predator
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Winding Constrictor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Nightkin Ambusher
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Troll Ascetic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Uchuulon
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sludge Monster
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ezuri, Claw of Progress
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Experimental Augury
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Sultai Charm
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Putrefy
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Grim Affliction
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Krosan Grip
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Deathsprout
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Quandrix Command
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mutational Advantage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Atomize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Reject Imperfection
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Hunter's Insight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Instill Infection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lifecrafter's Gift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Splendid Agony
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Serum Snare
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Tezzeret's Gambit
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Kodama's Reach
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Thirsting Roots
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Contentious Plan
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Neoform
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Painful Truths
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Vat Emergence
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Expand the Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Gaze of Granite
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Find // Finality
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Courage in Crisis
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Urban Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Migration Path
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wealth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Stall Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Road of Return
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Identity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ringsight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Give // Take
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Aether Syphon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Cache
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Bred for the Hunt
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Fight Rigging
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Master Chef
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Hardened Scales
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Hadana's Climb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Aqueous Form
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Inexorable Tide
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Branching Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Roaring Earth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Long List of the Ents
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Greed
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
New Horizons
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Song of Freyalise
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
They Came from the Pipes
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Threats Around Every Corner
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Thickest in the Thicket
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Ruins
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
-27%synergy
Simic Signet
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Bounty Board
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Component Pouch
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Sultai Banner
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malady
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Thornwood Falls
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Overflowing Basin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Wood
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Simic Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix Campus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Opal Palace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy