Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Shapeshifters

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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
Oko, Lorwyn Liege
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Rooftop Percher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gathering Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Firdoch Core
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Chitinous Graspling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Progenitor Mimic
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
76%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
65%synergy
Evil Twin
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
65%synergy
Clever Impersonator
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
62%synergy
Altered Ego
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
60%synergy
Cryptoplasm
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
59%synergy
Stunt Double
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
58%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
56%synergy
Mirage Mirror
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
54%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Clone
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Rite of Replication
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Undercover Operative
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Mirrormade
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Malleable Impostor
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Spark Double
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Mirror Image
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Body Double
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Biovisionary
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Callidus Assassin
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Pirated Copy
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Gigantoplasm
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Generous Patron
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Auton Soldier
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Moritte of the Frost
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Copycrook
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Nascent Metamorph
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Cemetery Puca
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Warden of the Grove
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Realmwalker
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Identity Thief
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Master Biomancer
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Graveshifter
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Phantasmal Image
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima's Student
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima's Protege
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
High Perfect Morcant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Visage Bandit
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Kin
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Shapesharer
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Activated Sleeper
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Mockingbird
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Instants
See Double
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Double Major
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Growth Spiral
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Reflection
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Absorb Identity
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Fated Infatuation
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Match
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Twincast
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Insidious Will
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Deathsprout
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Call
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Harrow
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Rewind
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Supplant Form
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Ego Erasure
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Farseek
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Doppelgang
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Clone Legion
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Stolen Identity
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Quasiduplicate
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Three Visits
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Villainous Wealth
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Will of the Temur
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima's Will
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Spitting Image
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Lie in Wait
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mockery
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Illicit Shipment
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Peer Pressure
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Whelming Wave
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sculpting Steel
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Helm of the Host
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Mimic Vat
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Blade of Selves
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Clasp
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Birthing Boughs
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Gallery
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Shard
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Court of Vantress
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Extravagant Replication
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Endless Evil
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Followed Footsteps
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Copy Enchantment
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Mockery
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
The Bears of Littjara
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Infinite Reflection
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Copy Land
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
The Clone Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hadana's Climb
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Inexorable Tide
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Shapeshifter's Marrow
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Fight Rigging
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Primal Empathy
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
March of the World Ooze
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, the Ringleader
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Thespian's Stage
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorpool
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Nesting Grounds
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Swarmyard
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion56 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Signet
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion59 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Opulent Palace
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Zagoth Triome
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Breeding Pool
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-19%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Tropical Island
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Bayou
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-10%synergy