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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
Glen Elendra Guardian
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Lessons from Life
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Dread Tiller
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
58%inclusion330 decks568 decks
55%synergy
Generous Patron
53%inclusion303 decks568 decks
52%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion306 decks568 decks
49%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
44%inclusion252 decks568 decks
44%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion289 decks568 decks
43%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
41%inclusion231 decks568 decks
39%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
37%inclusion212 decks568 decks
37%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
38%inclusion217 decks568 decks
37%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
39%inclusion224 decks568 decks
36%synergy
Karn's Bastion
36%inclusion205 decks568 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
61%inclusion347 decks568 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion268 decks568 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion243 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion226 decks568 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion222 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Sage
37%inclusion211 decks568 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion199 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion190 decks568 decks
26%synergy
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion188 decks568 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion183 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion172 decks568 decks
28%synergy
Fathom Mage
28%inclusion160 decks568 decks
24%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
28%inclusion158 decks568 decks
27%synergy
Spark Double
28%inclusion157 decks568 decks
23%synergy
Invisible Stalker
27%inclusion156 decks568 decks
24%synergy
Necroskitter
27%inclusion155 decks568 decks
27%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
27%inclusion155 decks568 decks
25%synergy
Incubation Druid
26%inclusion150 decks568 decks
23%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
25%inclusion112 decks454 decks
21%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
24%inclusion139 decks568 decks
24%synergy
Obelisk Spider
24%inclusion136 decks568 decks
24%synergy
Vashta Nerada
24%inclusion134 decks568 decks
23%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
23%inclusion105 decks450 decks
23%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
23%inclusion129 decks568 decks
22%synergy
Cankerbloom
21%inclusion122 decks568 decks
16%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
21%inclusion121 decks568 decks
19%synergy
Clever Impersonator
21%inclusion120 decks568 decks
19%synergy
Spawnwrithe
21%inclusion118 decks568 decks
20%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
21%inclusion117 decks568 decks
20%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
20%inclusion114 decks568 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion111 decks568 decks
-3%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion103 decks568 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion93 decks516 decks
15%synergy
Scute Swarm
18%inclusion102 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Altered Ego
18%inclusion101 decks568 decks
16%synergy
Biophagus
17%inclusion99 decks568 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion97 decks568 decks
-13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion96 decks568 decks
15%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion96 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
16%inclusion93 decks568 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion91 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Joiner
16%inclusion91 decks568 decks
16%synergy
Undercover Operative
16%inclusion90 decks568 decks
15%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion90 decks568 decks
15%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion89 decks568 decks
13%synergy
Plague Stinger
15%inclusion86 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
15%inclusion84 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion77 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
14%inclusion65 decks453 decks
13%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
14%inclusion81 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Loyal Guardian
14%inclusion80 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion79 decks568 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion77 decks568 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
13%inclusion76 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Constable
13%inclusion76 decks568 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion60 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
12%inclusion70 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion67 decks568 decks
11%synergy
Ichor Rats
12%inclusion66 decks568 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
32%inclusion180 decks568 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion177 decks568 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion156 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion143 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Inspiring Call
23%inclusion131 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion130 decks568 decks
20%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion126 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Experimental Augury
20%inclusion111 decks568 decks
17%synergy
Grim Affliction
19%inclusion109 decks568 decks
19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion107 decks568 decks
-3%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion102 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion102 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Sultai Charm
16%inclusion92 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
16%inclusion91 decks568 decks
11%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion88 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion84 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Mutational Advantage
14%inclusion77 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion76 decks568 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion73 decks568 decks
-9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion71 decks568 decks
9%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion63 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion62 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion61 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion60 decks568 decks
0%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion56 decks568 decks
9%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion56 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion53 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.5%inclusion48 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion44 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Reject Imperfection
7.2%inclusion41 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.2%inclusion41 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7.0%inclusion40 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.0%inclusion40 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.7%inclusion38 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Steady Progress
6.5%inclusion37 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.2%inclusion35 decks568 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.0%inclusion34 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
2%synergy
Deathsprout
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Radstorm
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Serum Snare
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.6%inclusion32 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Blight Rot
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.3%inclusion30 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
5.3%inclusion30 decks568 decks
-6%synergy
Mirrorform
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
23%inclusion132 decks568 decks
-1%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
21%inclusion121 decks568 decks
18%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion108 decks568 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Ichor
18%inclusion105 decks568 decks
17%synergy
Contentious Plan
16%inclusion90 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Villainous Wealth
15%inclusion84 decks568 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion77 decks568 decks
-5%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion77 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion74 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion67 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion55 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.0%inclusion51 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.6%inclusion49 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.5%inclusion48 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Neoform
7.9%inclusion45 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.6%inclusion43 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Persist
7.6%inclusion43 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
7.6%inclusion43 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.2%inclusion41 decks568 decks
-7%synergy
Quasiduplicate
7.2%inclusion41 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
6.3%inclusion36 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.2%inclusion35 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
6.0%inclusion34 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
5.6%inclusion32 decks568 decks
-17%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.5%inclusion31 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Casualties of War
5.3%inclusion30 decks568 decks
-4%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.1%inclusion25 decks492 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
27%inclusion153 decks568 decks
24%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion113 decks568 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion90 decks568 decks
-7%synergy
The Great Henge
14%inclusion80 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
11%inclusion62 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
9.3%inclusion53 decks568 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
9.2%inclusion52 decks568 decks
9%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.9%inclusion45 decks568 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
6.5%inclusion37 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.5%inclusion37 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.3%inclusion36 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.6%inclusion32 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
26%inclusion147 decks568 decks
25%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
23%inclusion129 decks568 decks
22%synergy
Hadana's Climb
22%inclusion126 decks568 decks
21%synergy
Fight Rigging
20%inclusion111 decks568 decks
19%synergy
Inexorable Tide
18%inclusion104 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
17%inclusion86 decks492 decks
13%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion96 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
16%inclusion89 decks568 decks
13%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
14%inclusion79 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
14%inclusion77 decks568 decks
13%synergy
Primal Empathy
13%inclusion75 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion68 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Master Chef
10%inclusion58 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
8.6%inclusion49 decks568 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrormade
8.1%inclusion46 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.9%inclusion45 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.4%inclusion42 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.2%inclusion41 decks568 decks
-4%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.9%inclusion39 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
6.7%inclusion38 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
6.5%inclusion37 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.1%inclusion34 decks559 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.5%inclusion31 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13%inclusion73 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
11%inclusion60 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
5.8%inclusion33 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion186 decks568 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
31%inclusion175 decks568 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion170 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
24%inclusion135 decks568 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion118 decks568 decks
-7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion98 decks568 decks
16%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion84 decks568 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion66 decks568 decks
-8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion64 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.1%inclusion46 decks568 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.0%inclusion40 decks568 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion39 decks568 decks
-4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.2%inclusion35 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.3%inclusion30 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.1%inclusion29 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion441 decks568 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion396 decks568 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
20%inclusion113 decks568 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion93 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion88 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion86 decks568 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion79 decks568 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion79 decks568 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
14%inclusion78 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion65 decks568 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion54 decks568 decks
3%synergy
Glistening Sphere
9.0%inclusion51 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion48 decks568 decks
2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.3%inclusion47 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.4%inclusion42 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion30 decks568 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion556 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion554 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion552 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion510 decks568 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion351 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Opulent Palace
61%inclusion345 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
46%inclusion260 decks568 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion244 decks568 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
41%inclusion232 decks568 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion231 decks568 decks
9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion217 decks568 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion197 decks568 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Triome
32%inclusion183 decks568 decks
-6%synergy
Breeding Pool
32%inclusion180 decks568 decks
-15%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
32%inclusion179 decks568 decks
-15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion156 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion167 decks568 decks
-16%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion165 decks568 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion161 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
28%inclusion160 decks568 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion154 decks568 decks
-6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion150 decks568 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion146 decks568 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion131 decks515 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Mystery
24%inclusion139 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion125 decks568 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion122 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion121 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion119 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion119 decks568 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion119 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion111 decks568 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion111 decks568 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion107 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion102 decks568 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion101 decks568 decks
-17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion96 decks568 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion93 decks568 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion91 decks568 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion82 decks568 decks
1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
14%inclusion79 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion76 decks568 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion63 decks568 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Wood
11%inclusion62 decks568 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion60 decks568 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion55 decks568 decks
4%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion54 decks568 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
10%inclusion54 decks568 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
9.3%inclusion53 decks568 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Islet
9.2%inclusion52 decks568 decks
5%synergy