Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget

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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
Darkness Descends
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Aberrant Return
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dread Tiller
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
50%inclusion171 decks341 decks
47%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
48%inclusion162 decks341 decks
43%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
45%inclusion154 decks341 decks
38%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
36%inclusion124 decks341 decks
36%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
37%inclusion127 decks341 decks
34%synergy
Thrummingbird
40%inclusion135 decks341 decks
33%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
34%inclusion116 decks341 decks
33%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
32%inclusion109 decks341 decks
31%synergy
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion99 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
28%inclusion94 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
49%inclusion166 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
48%inclusion164 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion117 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion113 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Clasp
30%inclusion101 decks341 decks
26%synergy
Evolution Sage
29%inclusion99 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
28%inclusion94 decks341 decks
26%synergy
Fathom Mage
26%inclusion89 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion88 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
25%inclusion85 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Invisible Stalker
25%inclusion84 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Cankerbloom
24%inclusion82 decks341 decks
18%synergy
Plague Stinger
23%inclusion80 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
23%inclusion79 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Spawnwrithe
22%inclusion76 decks341 decks
22%synergy
Loyal Guardian
20%inclusion68 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Generous Patron
20%inclusion67 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Altered Ego
20%inclusion67 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion64 decks341 decks
-5%synergy
Obelisk Spider
18%inclusion63 decks341 decks
18%synergy
Flux Channeler
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
18%inclusion60 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
17%inclusion58 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Fertilid
17%inclusion58 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
17%inclusion57 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Viridian Joiner
16%inclusion56 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
16%inclusion55 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
16%inclusion54 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Biovisionary
16%inclusion54 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion49 decks311 decks
10%synergy
Undercover Operative
16%inclusion53 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Observer
15%inclusion51 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Blight Mamba
15%inclusion51 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion40 decks277 decks
11%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
14%inclusion48 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Incubation Druid
13%inclusion45 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Ichor Rats
13%inclusion45 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Glistener Elf
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Devoted Druid
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Spinebiter
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Mirror Image
11%inclusion36 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Copycrook
10%inclusion32 decks310 decks
10%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Plague Myr
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Rot Wolf
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
9%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Cryptoplasm
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Clever Impersonator
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion85 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Sultai Charm
25%inclusion85 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Experimental Augury
23%inclusion78 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Grim Affliction
22%inclusion74 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Inspiring Call
21%inclusion70 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
19%inclusion66 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
18%inclusion60 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion60 decks341 decks
-10%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion58 decks341 decks
-18%synergy
Infectious Bite
16%inclusion55 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
16%inclusion53 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Reject Imperfection
14%inclusion48 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Steady Progress
11%inclusion36 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion32 decks311 decks
2%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Serum Snare
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Murder
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
-4%synergy
See Double
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Hunter's Insight
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Virulent Wound
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Prishe's Wanderings
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
-31%synergy
Naturalize
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Blight Rot
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Gift of the Viper
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Wild Unraveling
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
24%inclusion81 decks341 decks
-22%synergy
Contentious Plan
23%inclusion77 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Ichor
22%inclusion74 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Thirsting Roots
19%inclusion65 decks341 decks
18%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
17%inclusion57 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Villainous Wealth
13%inclusion46 decks341 decks
-4%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Neoform
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima's Will
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Quasiduplicate
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Courage in Crisis
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Explore
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Clone Legion
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Doppelgang
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
-23%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion75 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
24%inclusion82 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
21%inclusion73 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
17%inclusion57 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
13%inclusion46 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Phyresis
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
11%inclusion39 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Master Chef
11%inclusion39 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Hadana's Climb
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Inexorable Tide
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion89 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
21%inclusion70 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Nesting Grounds
21%inclusion70 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
15%inclusion52 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
-12%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
13%inclusion45 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
-21%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion207 decks341 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion180 decks341 decks
-19%synergy
Simic Signet
26%inclusion88 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion71 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion48 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Sultai Banner
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion334 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion333 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion332 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion244 decks341 decks
-19%synergy
Opulent Palace
59%inclusion201 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion183 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion158 decks341 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion155 decks341 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion124 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
32%inclusion108 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
31%inclusion107 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
29%inclusion90 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
29%inclusion98 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion98 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Jungle Hollow
28%inclusion94 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion91 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion90 decks341 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25%inclusion86 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
23%inclusion79 decks341 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion77 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion73 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
21%inclusion71 decks341 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion71 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion66 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
16%inclusion56 decks341 decks
-29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion54 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
11%inclusion36 decks341 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion32 decks311 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Wood
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
10%inclusion33 decks337 decks
-2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
9.2%inclusion31 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
-24%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
-21%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Foul Orchard
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Stream
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Mire
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
4%synergy