Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Upgraded

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
Wildgrowth Archaic
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Pensive Professor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
63%inclusion159 decks254 decks
62%synergy
Master Biomancer
51%inclusion130 decks254 decks
48%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
48%inclusion122 decks254 decks
46%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion130 decks254 decks
44%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
48%inclusion121 decks254 decks
43%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
43%inclusion110 decks254 decks
43%synergy
Necroskitter
39%inclusion100 decks254 decks
39%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
38%inclusion96 decks254 decks
37%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
33%inclusion83 decks254 decks
32%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
31%inclusion80 decks254 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
49%inclusion125 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Cultivate
48%inclusion123 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
47%inclusion120 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
41%inclusion105 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion100 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Spark Double
35%inclusion89 decks254 decks
31%synergy
Kodama's Reach
35%inclusion88 decks254 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
34%inclusion87 decks254 decks
28%synergy
Heroic Intervention
34%inclusion86 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion84 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion56 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion45 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Seedborn Muse
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
33%inclusion84 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Biophagus
32%inclusion81 decks254 decks
30%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
30%inclusion77 decks254 decks
29%synergy
Evolution Sage
30%inclusion76 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
29%inclusion74 decks253 decks
29%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
28%inclusion72 decks254 decks
21%synergy
Blighted Agent
27%inclusion69 decks254 decks
25%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
26%inclusion67 decks254 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
26%inclusion66 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Incubation Druid
26%inclusion66 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion64 decks253 decks
22%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
24%inclusion62 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
24%inclusion62 decks254 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion61 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Invisible Stalker
24%inclusion60 decks254 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion60 decks254 decks
21%synergy
Vashta Nerada
23%inclusion59 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Spawnwrithe
23%inclusion58 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Ouroboroid
23%inclusion43 decks189 decks
21%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
22%inclusion56 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Obelisk Spider
21%inclusion54 decks254 decks
21%synergy
Fathom Mage
21%inclusion53 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion52 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Scute Swarm
20%inclusion52 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Clever Impersonator
20%inclusion51 decks254 decks
18%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
20%inclusion50 decks253 decks
18%synergy
Cankerbloom
18%inclusion45 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Warden of the Grove
16%inclusion36 decks231 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
16%inclusion36 decks232 decks
14%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
15%inclusion39 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion36 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
14%inclusion36 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
14%inclusion36 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Dread Tiller
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion34 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Constable
13%inclusion34 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Evil Twin
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Plague Stinger
13%inclusion32 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Undercover Operative
13%inclusion32 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion87 decks254 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion74 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion62 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion47 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion45 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Inspiring Call
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion41 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Atomize
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Putrefy
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Growth Spiral
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion36 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion32 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
12%inclusion30 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Mutational Advantage
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Grim Affliction
10%inclusion25 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.4%inclusion24 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.4%inclusion24 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Double Major
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
32%inclusion82 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion76 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
29%inclusion74 decks254 decks
26%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
19%inclusion47 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion47 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Ichor
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Neoform
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Thirsting Roots
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wealth
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Doppelgang
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Season of Gathering
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Mind into Matter
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion71 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion58 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Contagion Clasp
21%inclusion54 decks254 decks
18%synergy
Contagion Engine
19%inclusion49 decks254 decks
18%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Box
9.1%inclusion23 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
9.1%inclusion23 decks254 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
28%inclusion70 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
26%inclusion65 decks254 decks
25%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
24%inclusion60 decks254 decks
23%synergy
Inexorable Tide
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
16%inclusion37 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
16%inclusion40 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Hadana's Climb
15%inclusion39 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Fight Rigging
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
12%inclusion30 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
-6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Project
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.7%inclusion17 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Phyresis
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
5.9%inclusion15 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Master Chef
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Doubling Season
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Propaganda
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
11%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
37%inclusion94 decks254 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion85 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion85 decks254 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion80 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion75 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion62 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
23%inclusion58 decks254 decks
22%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion57 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion54 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
18%inclusion46 decks254 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion26 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.4%inclusion24 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.3%inclusion21 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
7.5%inclusion19 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion200 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion156 decks254 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion32 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion19 decks180 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion22 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
7.9%inclusion20 decks254 decks
0%synergy
Glistening Sphere
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion244 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion243 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion240 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion235 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
59%inclusion149 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion144 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Zagoth Triome
57%inclusion144 decks254 decks
19%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion137 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion135 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Opulent Palace
45%inclusion115 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion114 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion110 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion109 decks254 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion107 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion105 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
41%inclusion105 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40%inclusion101 decks254 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
39%inclusion100 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion97 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion92 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion91 decks254 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion87 decks254 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion82 decks254 decks
8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion70 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion67 decks254 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion60 decks254 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion57 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
22%inclusion55 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion55 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
21%inclusion54 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion49 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion48 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
19%inclusion48 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
18%inclusion46 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malady
18%inclusion45 decks254 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion45 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
17%inclusion43 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Hedge Maze
17%inclusion42 decks254 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion38 decks254 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion35 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
-5%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion33 decks254 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion31 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
-4%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion29 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion27 decks254 decks
6%synergy