Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Upgraded

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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!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Joo Dee, One of Many
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ba Sing Se
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.1%inclusion3 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
The Legend of Kyoshi
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
58%inclusion108 decks185 decks
57%synergy
Master Biomancer
49%inclusion90 decks185 decks
45%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
45%inclusion84 decks185 decks
43%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
49%inclusion90 decks185 decks
41%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion84 decks185 decks
41%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
39%inclusion72 decks185 decks
38%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
39%inclusion72 decks185 decks
38%synergy
Necroskitter
38%inclusion71 decks185 decks
38%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
52%inclusion97 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion90 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion89 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
41%inclusion76 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion72 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
35%inclusion65 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion64 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
34%inclusion62 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Seedborn Muse
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
30%inclusion55 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Biophagus
29%inclusion53 decks185 decks
27%synergy
Incubation Druid
28%inclusion52 decks185 decks
25%synergy
Evolution Sage
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Blighted Agent
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
25%inclusion46 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion45 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Invisible Stalker
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Fathom Mage
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
23%inclusion41 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Spawnwrithe
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Thrummingbird
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Vashta Nerada
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Scute Swarm
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Ouroboroid
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Obelisk Spider
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Cankerbloom
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
-7%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
17%inclusion26 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
16%inclusion29 decks183 decks
11%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion28 decks183 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Constable
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Warden of the Grove
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
14%inclusion26 decks183 decks
13%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Loyal Guardian
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
13%inclusion24 decks183 decks
8%synergy
Undercover Operative
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Witness
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
-15%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion59 decks183 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion55 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Inspiring Call
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Atomize
17%inclusion32 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Putrefy
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Sultai Charm
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion21 decks183 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Mutational Advantage
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Claim
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion16 decks183 decks
2%synergy
Infectious Bite
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Affliction
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
See Double
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Silkguard
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Radstorm
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Ichor
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Replication
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Neoform
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Contentious Plan
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
-12%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Season of Gathering
8.7%inclusion16 decks183 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Persist
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Doppelgang
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
-10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Temur
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
32%inclusion59 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Contagion Engine
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Contagion Clasp
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
26%inclusion48 decks183 decks
22%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
24%inclusion45 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Inexorable Tide
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Hadana's Climb
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
13%inclusion20 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Guardian Project
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Doubling Season
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Communal Brewing
6.0%inclusion11 decks183 decks
5%synergy
Master Chef
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion63 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Nesting Grounds
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion60 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion43 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.3%inclusion17 decks183 decks
-4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion148 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion116 decks185 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Signet
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Glistening Sphere
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion178 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion178 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion176 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion172 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion111 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Zagoth Triome
58%inclusion108 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Breeding Pool
58%inclusion107 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
55%inclusion102 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion100 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Opulent Palace
46%inclusion86 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
44%inclusion82 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion80 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion79 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
43%inclusion79 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion77 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion76 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion75 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion74 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
39%inclusion72 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion71 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion67 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion59 decks183 decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion59 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion45 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
23%inclusion43 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion43 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion37 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion37 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
19%inclusion35 decks183 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Maze
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion21 decks183 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
7%synergy