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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
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
67%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
60%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Necroskitter
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Evolution Sage
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Farseek
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Birds of Paradise
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Contagion Clasp
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Master Biomancer
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Constrictor
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Blighted Agent
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Spark Double
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Vashta Nerada
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Obelisk Spider
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Fathom Mage
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Cankerbloom
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Incubation Druid
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Viral Drake
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Ouroboroid
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Plague Stinger
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Invisible Stalker
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Biophagus
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Ichor Rats
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Bloom Tender
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Altered Ego
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Willbreaker
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Flux Channeler
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Spawnwrithe
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Warden of the Grove
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Atomize
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Experimental Augury
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Call
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Potential
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Strike
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Grim Affliction
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Infectious Bite
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Abrupt Decay
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sultai Charm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Reject Imperfection
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Silkguard
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Steady Progress
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Radstorm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Double Major
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Tezzeret's Gambit
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Thirsting Roots
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Villainous Wealth
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Contentious Plan
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Season of Gathering
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Neoform
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mass Diminish
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
The Great Henge
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Mirror Box
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Inexorable Tide
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fight Rigging
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Phyresis
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Glistening Oil
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Hadana's Climb
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Master Chef
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sphere Grid
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Guardian Project
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Journey to Eternity
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Nesting Grounds
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Grasping Dunes
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Victory Chimes
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Zagoth Triome
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Breeding Pool
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Opulent Palace
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-6%synergy