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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
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
100% of 3 decks +98% synergy
Invisible Stalker
67% of 3 decks +63% synergy
Fertilid
67% of 3 decks +65% synergy
Forgotten Ancient
67% of 3 decks +62% synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Altered Ego
67% of 3 decks +64% synergy
Master Biomancer
67% of 3 decks +63% synergy
Champion of Lambholt
67% of 3 decks +64% synergy
Thrummingbird
67% of 3 decks +60% synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
67% of 3 decks +59% synergy
Guardian Gladewalker
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Plague Stinger
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
River Hoopoe
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Bloated Contaminator
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Phantom Warrior
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Skyclave Aerialist
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Incubation Druid
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
33% of 3 decks +27% synergy
Baleful Strix
33% of 3 decks +16% synergy
Master of Death
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Elvish Mystic
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tainted Observer
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Flensermite
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Trespassing Souleater
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Consuming Aetherborn
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Elusive Otter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Slither Blade
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Llanowar Elves
33% of 3 decks +21% synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Venomous Brutalizer
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Vastwood Hydra
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Burnished Hart
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Viridian Corrupter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Fathom Mage
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Oran-Rief Ooze
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Changeling Outcast
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Blightbelly Rat
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Benthic Infiltrator
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Evolution Sage
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Elusive Krasis
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Gudul Lurker
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Looter il-Kor
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Corpsejack Menace
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Devoted Druid
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Instants
Reject Imperfection
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Negate
67% of 3 decks +49% synergy
Reality Shift
67% of 3 decks +61% synergy
Counterspell
67% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Serum Snare
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Repulsive Mutation
50% of 2 decks +45% synergy
Essence Capture
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Frantic Search
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Cut Down
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33% of 3 decks +13% synergy
Whisper of the Dross
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Experimental Augury
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Growth Spiral
33% of 3 decks +16% synergy
Memory Plunder
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Sultai Charm
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Giant Growth
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tainted Indulgence
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Virulent Wound
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Nature's Claim
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Curate
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Beast Within
33% of 3 decks +4% synergy
Undying Malice
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Perplex
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Necrologia
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Putrefy
33% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Inspiring Call
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Planar Incision
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Arcane Denial
33% of 3 decks +19% synergy
Lazotep Plating
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Simic Charm
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Hunter's Insight
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Urza's Rebuff
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Professor's Warning
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Feign Death
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tragic Slip
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Sorceries
Gaze of Granite
67% of 3 decks +65% synergy
Kodama's Reach
67% of 3 decks +41% synergy
Rampant Growth
67% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Cultivate
67% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Villainous Wealth
67% of 3 decks +48% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Vat Emergence
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Expand the Sphere
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Spread the Sickness
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Find // Finality
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Courage in Crisis
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Neoform
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Farseek
33% of 3 decks -11% synergy
Read the Bones
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Infectious Inquiry
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Ringsight
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Bribery
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Smell Fear
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Ravenform
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Regrowth
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Compulsive Research
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
100% of 3 decks +97% synergy
Contagion Clasp
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Mirror Shield
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Mirage Mirror
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Lightning Greaves
33% of 3 decks +10% synergy
Ring of Kalonia
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Enchantments
Unspeakable Symbol
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Fight Rigging
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Cloak of Mists
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Protective Bubble
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Black Market
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Primal Empathy
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Canopy Cover
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Wild Growth
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Feast on the Fallen
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Phyresis
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Hardened Scales
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Witness Protection
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Bred for the Hunt
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Primal Hunter
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Oko, the Trickster
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Utility Lands
Llanowar Reborn
67% of 3 decks +65% synergy
Thespian's Stage
33% of 3 decks +27% synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Temple of the False God
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Drannith Ruins
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Nesting Grounds
33% of 3 decks +27% synergy
Rogue's Passage
33% of 3 decks +15% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 3 decks +18% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Commander's Sphere
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Replicating Ring
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Dimir Signet
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Zagoth Crystal
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Fellwar Stone
33% of 3 decks +18% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 3 decks +10% synergy
Swamp
100% of 3 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Mystery
100% of 3 decks +81% synergy
Evolving Wilds
100% of 3 decks +72% synergy
Island
100% of 3 decks +10% synergy
Forest
100% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Exotic Orchard
67% of 3 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Deceit
67% of 3 decks +50% synergy
Sunken Hollow
67% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Temple of Malady
67% of 3 decks +46% synergy
Opulent Palace
67% of 3 decks +15% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Vivid Marsh
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Myriad Landscape
33% of 3 decks +19% synergy
Vivid Creek
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33% of 3 decks +16% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33% of 3 decks +5% synergy
Jungle Hollow
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Rimewood Falls
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Path of Ancestry
33% of 3 decks +14% synergy
Vivid Grove
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy