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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
Bender's Waterskin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
69%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Necroskitter
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Evolution Sage
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Farseek
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Birds of Paradise
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Master Biomancer
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Contagion Clasp
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Seedborn Muse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Blighted Agent
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Vashta Nerada
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Obelisk Spider
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Spark Double
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Incubation Druid
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Fathom Mage
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Thrummingbird
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Cankerbloom
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Ouroboroid
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Viral Drake
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Invisible Stalker
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Biophagus
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Plague Stinger
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ichor Rats
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Willbreaker
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Evolution Witness
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Altered Ego
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Flux Channeler
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Spawnwrithe
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Experimental Augury
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Atomize
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Potential
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Inspiring Call
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Strike
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Tear Asunder
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Infectious Bite
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Grim Affliction
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Sultai Charm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Reject Imperfection
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mutational Advantage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Radstorm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Silkguard
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Steady Progress
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Double Major
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tezzeret's Gambit
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Ichor
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Thirsting Roots
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Contentious Plan
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Season of Gathering
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Neoform
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Mass Diminish
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
1%synergy
The Great Henge
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Mirror Box
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bow of Nylea
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Inexorable Tide
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Fight Rigging
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Oil
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Hadana's Climb
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Master Chef
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Journey to Eternity
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sphere Grid
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Nesting Grounds
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Grasping Dunes
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Sphere
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Simic Signet
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Bounty Board
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Victory Chimes
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Triome
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Breeding Pool
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Opulent Palace
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Maze
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Mystery
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy