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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
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Master Biomancer
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Generous Patron
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Karn's Bastion
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Necroskitter
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Beast Within
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Farseek
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Invisible Stalker
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Obelisk Spider
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Spawnwrithe
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Evolution Sage
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Altered Ego
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Vashta Nerada
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Blighted Agent
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Fathom Mage
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Incubation Druid
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Spark Double
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Sludge Monster
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Elusive Otter
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Biophagus
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Evolution Witness
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Clever Impersonator
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Evil Twin
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Willbreaker
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Auton Soldier
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Viridian Joiner
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Gyre Sage
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Undercover Operative
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Scute Swarm
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Birds of Paradise
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Cankerbloom
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Warden of the Grove
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Plague Stinger
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fertilid
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Yathan Tombguard
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Putrefy
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Atomize
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Grim Affliction
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Growth Spiral
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Experimental Augury
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Inspiring Call
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Reject Imperfection
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Gaea's Gift
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Not of This World
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Bite
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Simic Charm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Ripples of Potential
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Virulent Wound
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tribal Unity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Entish Restoration
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Return to Nature
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planar Incision
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Unnatural Restoration
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Three Visits
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Season of Gathering
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Ichor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Doppelgang
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Contentious Plan
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Spread the Sickness
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Incremental Blight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Hunted by The Family
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Influence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Soul's Majesty
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Clasp
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Contagion Engine
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Mirror Box
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Helm of the Host
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mirror
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Inexorable Tide
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Hadana's Climb
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Fight Rigging
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Primal Empathy
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Glistening Oil
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Master Chef
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Copy Land
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Discovery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Guardian Project
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Veiled Crocodile
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Vivien Reid
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Thespian's Stage
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Drannith Ruins
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Vesuva
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Tectonic Edge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Replicating Ring
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Glistening Sphere
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Opulent Palace
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Zagoth Triome
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Breeding Pool
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malady
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Overflowing Basin
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy