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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Absorbing Man
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Iron Man, Futurist Paragon
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Council of Reeds
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
63%inclusion180 decks285 decks
62%synergy
Master Biomancer
52%inclusion147 decks285 decks
49%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
50%inclusion143 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
52%inclusion147 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
46%inclusion132 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
43%inclusion123 decks285 decks
42%synergy
Necroskitter
38%inclusion107 decks285 decks
37%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
36%inclusion102 decks285 decks
35%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion104 decks285 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
33%inclusion94 decks285 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
51%inclusion145 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion142 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
49%inclusion140 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion119 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion108 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion102 decks285 decks
14%synergy
The Great Henge
35%inclusion99 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion99 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion93 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
32%inclusion92 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Seedborn Muse
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
32%inclusion92 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
30%synergy
Evolution Sage
31%inclusion87 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Biophagus
30%inclusion86 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
29%inclusion84 decks285 decks
28%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
29%inclusion84 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
28%inclusion80 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Incubation Druid
27%inclusion78 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
27%inclusion78 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
27%inclusion77 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Blighted Agent
27%inclusion77 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
26%inclusion75 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Invisible Stalker
25%inclusion71 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Spawnwrithe
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Thrummingbird
24%inclusion68 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Vashta Nerada
24%inclusion67 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Ouroboroid
23%inclusion51 decks222 decks
21%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
23%inclusion65 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion65 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion64 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Scute Swarm
22%inclusion62 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Obelisk Spider
22%inclusion62 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
21%inclusion61 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Fathom Mage
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
20%inclusion56 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Cankerbloom
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion48 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion40 decks265 decks
13%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Viral Drake
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
14%inclusion41 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Viridian Joiner
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Constable
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Evolution Witness
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Warden of the Grove
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
13%inclusion36 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion96 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion68 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion48 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Atomize
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Experimental Augury
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Call
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Ripples of Potential
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Mutational Advantage
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Affliction
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Double Major
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Infectious Bite
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Reflection
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion84 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
28%inclusion81 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
18%inclusion52 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
18%inclusion52 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Drown in Ichor
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
11%inclusion32 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Neoform
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Persist
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Doppelgang
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Season of Gathering
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wealth
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
-10%synergy
Germination Practicum
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Truths
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion83 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion63 decks285 decks
-0%synergy
Contagion Clasp
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion58 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Box
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
28%inclusion79 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
26%inclusion73 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
23%inclusion66 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Inexorable Tide
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
15%inclusion41 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Hadana's Climb
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion41 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8.6%inclusion19 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Project
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-0%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Communal Brewing
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Phyresis
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
38%inclusion109 decks285 decks
32%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion94 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion92 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
32%inclusion90 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion87 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
24%inclusion68 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
-0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion222 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion178 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion24 decks214 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Glistening Sphere
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.3%inclusion14 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion273 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion271 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion267 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion266 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
59%inclusion167 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion164 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
56%inclusion160 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion154 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion154 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Opulent Palace
46%inclusion131 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion128 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion126 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion122 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion118 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
40%inclusion115 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
39%inclusion111 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
39%inclusion111 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion109 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion108 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion101 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion96 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion95 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion93 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion81 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion79 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion62 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion62 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion61 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion54 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion53 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Hedge Maze
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion31 decks285 decks
-3%synergy