Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget Core

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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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Jackal, Genius Geneticist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
54%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Contagion Clasp
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Sultai Charm
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Primal Empathy
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Putrefy
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Thrummingbird
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Growth Spiral
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Plague Stinger
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Evolution Sage
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Fertilid
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Blighted Agent
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Fathom Mage
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Cankerbloom
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Invisible Stalker
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Obelisk Spider
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Flux Channeler
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Observer
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Altered Ego
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Generous Patron
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Undercover Operative
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Blight Mamba
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Biovisionary
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Homunculus Horde
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Viridian Joiner
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Clone
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Spinebiter
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Loyal Guardian
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Rot Wolf
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Ichor Rats
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Glistener Elf
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Copycrook
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Incubation Druid
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Cryptoplasm
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Image
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Spawnwrithe
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Devoted Druid
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Flensermite
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Negate
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Inspiring Call
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Experimental Augury
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vraska's Fall
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Reject Imperfection
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Infectious Bite
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Serum Snare
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Deathsprout
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Splendid Agony
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Hunter's Insight
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Steady Progress
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
See Double
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Virulent Wound
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Essence Capture
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Gift
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-28%synergy
Double Major
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Match
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Curdle
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Supplant Form
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Pistus Strike
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Evolution Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Shot
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Invigorate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Fertilid's Favor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Contentious Plan
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Thirsting Roots
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Villainous Wealth
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Expand the Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Courage in Crisis
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-31%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Urban Evolution
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Quasiduplicate
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Smell Fear
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima's Will
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Stolen Identity
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Death Begets Life
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Clone Legion
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Explore
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Incremental Blight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Neoform
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Impede Momentum
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Find // Finality
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Give // Take
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Many Partings
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Casualties of War
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Migration Path
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Treasured Find
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Mimic Vat
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Sculpting Steel
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Box
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ecologist's Terrarium
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Phyresis
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Master Chef
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Aqueous Form
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Fight Rigging
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
New Horizons
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Hadana's Climb
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Roaring Earth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Mockery
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Long List of the Ents
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Inexorable Tide
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Grafted Growth
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Rancor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Lumbering Falls
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Simic Signet
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sultai Banner
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Bounty Board
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Opulent Palace
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Mystery
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Treno, Dark City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-21%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-35%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Islet
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Rimewood Falls
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Wood
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Night Market
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Stream
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-38%synergy