Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Core

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
Topiary Lecturer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Lessons from Life
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
3.8%inclusion3 decks79 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
57%inclusion317 decks554 decks
54%synergy
Generous Patron
53%inclusion296 decks554 decks
52%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
53%inclusion295 decks554 decks
48%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
44%inclusion246 decks554 decks
44%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion280 decks554 decks
43%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
42%inclusion230 decks554 decks
40%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
37%inclusion206 decks554 decks
37%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
37%inclusion204 decks554 decks
35%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
38%inclusion210 decks554 decks
35%synergy
Karn's Bastion
36%inclusion202 decks554 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
59%inclusion329 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion262 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
42%inclusion231 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion216 decks554 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion215 decks554 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Sage
37%inclusion204 decks554 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion195 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion182 decks554 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
32%inclusion180 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Thrummingbird
32%inclusion179 decks554 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Blighted Agent
29%inclusion163 decks554 decks
28%synergy
Spark Double
28%inclusion156 decks554 decks
24%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
28%inclusion154 decks554 decks
27%synergy
Invisible Stalker
28%inclusion153 decks554 decks
24%synergy
Incubation Druid
27%inclusion152 decks554 decks
24%synergy
Necroskitter
27%inclusion152 decks554 decks
27%synergy
Fathom Mage
27%inclusion151 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion147 decks554 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion117 decks472 decks
21%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
24%inclusion113 decks469 decks
24%synergy
Vashta Nerada
24%inclusion133 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
24%inclusion132 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Obelisk Spider
23%inclusion127 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion123 decks554 decks
20%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
22%inclusion120 decks554 decks
21%synergy
Spawnwrithe
21%inclusion119 decks554 decks
21%synergy
Cankerbloom
21%inclusion118 decks554 decks
16%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion117 decks554 decks
19%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
20%inclusion111 decks554 decks
20%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
20%inclusion111 decks554 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion105 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Altered Ego
18%inclusion99 decks554 decks
16%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion98 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion94 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Biophagus
18%inclusion97 decks554 decks
16%synergy
Scute Swarm
18%inclusion97 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion96 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion96 decks554 decks
-12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion95 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion93 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
16%inclusion90 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion90 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion88 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Undercover Operative
15%inclusion85 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion82 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
15%inclusion70 decks471 decks
13%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion82 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
15%inclusion82 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Plague Stinger
15%inclusion81 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
15%inclusion81 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion40 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion77 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Guardian
13%inclusion74 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Constable
13%inclusion73 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion66 decks504 decks
9%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
13%inclusion72 decks554 decks
12%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion72 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
12%inclusion68 decks554 decks
12%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion66 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
31%inclusion171 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion164 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion138 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion128 decks554 decks
20%synergy
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion125 decks554 decks
12%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion119 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion108 decks554 decks
-2%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion104 decks554 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
19%inclusion104 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion101 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion95 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
16%inclusion90 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Sultai Charm
15%inclusion85 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion82 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion81 decks554 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion78 decks554 decks
-8%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion76 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
13%inclusion72 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion70 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion60 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion60 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion57 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion54 decks554 decks
9%synergy
See Double
9.2%inclusion51 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
9.2%inclusion51 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.0%inclusion50 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion49 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion46 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Reject Imperfection
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.0%inclusion39 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.0%inclusion39 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.7%inclusion37 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
6.7%inclusion37 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Steady Progress
6.3%inclusion35 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion34 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Deathsprout
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Serum Snare
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.6%inclusion31 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.6%inclusion31 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Radstorm
5.6%inclusion31 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.6%inclusion31 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorform
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.4%inclusion30 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
-7%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
24%inclusion132 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
21%inclusion115 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Ichor
19%inclusion104 decks554 decks
17%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion103 decks554 decks
16%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion83 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion77 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Villainous Wealth
13%inclusion71 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion70 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
12%inclusion66 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion65 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
9.4%inclusion52 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.8%inclusion49 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.7%inclusion48 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.1%inclusion45 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Persist
7.8%inclusion43 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.6%inclusion42 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.4%inclusion41 decks554 decks
-7%synergy
Neoform
7.4%inclusion41 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
7.2%inclusion40 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.9%inclusion38 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion35 decks554 decks
-16%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
6.1%inclusion34 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.0%inclusion33 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Clone Legion
5.4%inclusion30 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.3%inclusion27 decks510 decks
4%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Sakashima's Will
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion171 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
27%inclusion147 decks554 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion110 decks554 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion84 decks554 decks
-7%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion81 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion56 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Box
9.4%inclusion52 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.8%inclusion49 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.3%inclusion46 decks554 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.1%inclusion34 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
25%inclusion137 decks554 decks
24%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
22%inclusion123 decks554 decks
22%synergy
Hadana's Climb
22%inclusion120 decks554 decks
20%synergy
Fight Rigging
19%inclusion103 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Inexorable Tide
18%inclusion102 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
18%inclusion92 decks510 decks
14%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
17%inclusion48 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
16%inclusion87 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
15%inclusion84 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
14%inclusion78 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
13%inclusion73 decks554 decks
13%synergy
Primal Empathy
12%inclusion69 decks554 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion69 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Master Chef
9.4%inclusion52 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
8.7%inclusion48 decks554 decks
-2%synergy
Mirrormade
8.3%inclusion46 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.1%inclusion45 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.4%inclusion41 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.0%inclusion39 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Phyresis
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.5%inclusion36 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.2%inclusion29 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13%inclusion70 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
10%inclusion56 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
6.0%inclusion33 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
32%inclusion177 decks554 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion177 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion165 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
25%inclusion137 decks554 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion114 decks554 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
16%inclusion91 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion82 decks554 decks
14%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion67 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion64 decks554 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.7%inclusion48 decks554 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.0%inclusion39 decks554 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion38 decks554 decks
-3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.7%inclusion37 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
5.1%inclusion28 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion426 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion384 decks554 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion105 decks554 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion88 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion84 decks554 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion82 decks554 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion79 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion77 decks554 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion73 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion62 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.4%inclusion52 decks554 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion47 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.5%inclusion47 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.3%inclusion46 decks554 decks
8%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.0%inclusion39 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.0%inclusion11 decks183 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion541 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion539 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion537 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion499 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion340 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Opulent Palace
60%inclusion331 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
47%inclusion258 decks554 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion242 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion233 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion227 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
41%inclusion226 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion187 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
33%inclusion182 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
32%inclusion178 decks554 decks
-15%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
32%inclusion176 decks554 decks
-15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion168 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion164 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion163 decks554 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion162 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion162 decks554 decks
-16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion157 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion142 decks554 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion141 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion135 decks533 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Mystery
24%inclusion132 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion120 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion119 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
21%inclusion118 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion118 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion115 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion115 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion112 decks554 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion108 decks554 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion103 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion100 decks554 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion95 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion95 decks554 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion93 decks554 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion90 decks554 decks
-18%synergy
Deathcap Glade
16%inclusion86 decks554 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion76 decks554 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion71 decks554 decks
-1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion66 decks554 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion60 decks554 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Wood
10%inclusion58 decks554 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion55 decks554 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
9.4%inclusion52 decks554 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.2%inclusion51 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
9.0%inclusion50 decks554 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.8%inclusion49 decks554 decks
0%synergy