Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget 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
Swift Demise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mona Lisa, Science Geek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venus, Torn Between Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shredder's Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Donatello, Way with Machines
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master Biomancer
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Contagion Clasp
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Thrummingbird
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Sultai Charm
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Grim Affliction
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Plague Stinger
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Evolution Sage
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Fertilid
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Blighted Agent
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Fathom Mage
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Cankerbloom
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Invisible Stalker
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Obelisk Spider
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Flux Channeler
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Observer
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Spinebiter
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Blight Mamba
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Generous Patron
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Spawnwrithe
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Loyal Guardian
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Clone
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Rats
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Rot Wolf
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Incubation Druid
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Core Prowler
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Undercover Operative
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Glistener Elf
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Biovisionary
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Altered Ego
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Viridian Joiner
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Slithering Cryptid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Donatello, Turtle Techie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Michelangelo, Mutant BFF
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pizza Face, Gastromancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Genghis Frog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Putrid Pals
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Warden of the Grove
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Coiling Oracle
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Wild Unraveling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Inspiring Call
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Reject Imperfection
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Hunter's Insight
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Infectious Bite
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Ooze Spill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pain 101
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Steady Progress
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Serum Snare
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Essence Capture
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Return to Nature
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-27%synergy
Splendid Agony
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorform
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Gift of the Viper
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
See Double
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Virulent Wound
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Pistus Strike
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Fog
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Gift
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Supplant Form
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Naturalize
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Simic Charm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Fertilid's Favor
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Evolution Charm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Blood Curdle
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Planar Incision
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Ichor
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Expand the Sphere
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Thirsting Roots
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Courage in Crisis
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-31%synergy
Villainous Wealth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Cowabunga!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lessons from Life
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
New Generation's Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Quasiduplicate
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Identity
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Urban Evolution
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Smell Fear
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Replication
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Explore
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Vat Emergence
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima's Will
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Neoform
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Many Partings
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Planewide Celebration
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Casualties of War
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Give // Take
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Turtle Van
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mimic Vat
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Ecologist's Terrarium
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Master Chef
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
The Clone Saga
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Aqueous Form
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Hadana's Climb
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Retro-Mutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ninja Teen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Does Machines
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Noggle the Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Season of Growth
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Inexorable Tide
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
New Horizons
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Earth
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Loading Zone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Nesting Grounds
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Northampton Farm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Lumbering Falls
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
The Monumental Facade
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
-27%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
-28%synergy
Simic Signet
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Signet
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Sultai Banner
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Island
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Opulent Palace
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-31%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Simic Guildgate
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Meditation Pools
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Illegitimate Business
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mutant Town
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-37%synergy
Flooded Grove
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Treno, Dark City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Foul Orchard
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Rimewood Falls
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Islet
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Mire
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Vivid Creek
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy