Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Expensive Core -1/-1 Counters

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Consecrated Sphinx
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Field of the Dead
33% of 3 decks +23% synergy
Creatures
Evolution Witness
100% of 1 decks +94% synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
100% of 3 decks +99% synergy
Enduring Vitality
100% of 1 decks +96% synergy
Necroskitter
100% of 3 decks +99% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
100% of 1 decks +95% synergy
Enduring Curiosity
100% of 1 decks +96% synergy
Persistent Constrictor
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
100% of 1 decks +98% synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
100% of 3 decks +99% synergy
Obelisk Spider
100% of 3 decks +100% synergy
Twitching Doll
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Forgotten Ancient
67% of 3 decks +62% synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
67% of 3 decks +59% synergy
Birds of Paradise
67% of 3 decks +36% synergy
Ichor Rats
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Plague Stinger
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Bloated Contaminator
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Ogre Slumlord
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Venser, Corpse Puppet
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Creakwood Liege
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Plaguemaw Beast
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
33% of 3 decks +18% synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Sludge Monster
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Necrotic Ooze
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Cryptic Annelid
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Noxious Hatchling
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Corrosive Mentor
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Viral Drake
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Hornet Queen
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Spined Fluke
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Death Charmer
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Flensermite
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Den Protector
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tyrranax Rex
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Vigor
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Biophagus
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Necrogen Rotpriest
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Flux Channeler
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Spark Double
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
100% of 1 decks +93% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
100% of 1 decks +92% synergy
Sink into Stupor
100% of 1 decks +93% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67% of 3 decks +47% synergy
Heroic Intervention
67% of 3 decks +46% synergy
Savage Summoning
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Vraska's Fall
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Negate
33% of 3 decks +16% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Ripples of Potential
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Atomize
33% of 3 decks +23% synergy
Not of This World
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tear Asunder
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Nature's Claim
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Infectious Bite
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Carrion
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Swan Song
33% of 3 decks +19% synergy
Carrion Call
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tainted Strike
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Delay
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Tend the Pests
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Arcane Denial
33% of 3 decks +19% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33% of 3 decks -2% synergy
Arachnogenesis
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Counterspell
33% of 3 decks -2% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Sorceries
Black Sun's Zenith
100% of 3 decks +98% synergy
Season of Gathering
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Season of Weaving
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Ponder
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Containment Breach
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Pest Infestation
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Three Visits
33% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Infectious Inquiry
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Cultivate
33% of 3 decks -9% synergy
Parallel Evolution
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Reanimate
33% of 3 decks +12% synergy
Worm Harvest
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Damnation
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
67% of 3 decks +63% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Trigon of Corruption
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
The Ozolith
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Skullclamp
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Trigon of Infestation
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
The Great Henge
33% of 3 decks +27% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Wand of Orcus
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Lightning Greaves
33% of 3 decks +10% synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
100% of 3 decks +100% synergy
Blowfly Infestation
100% of 3 decks +100% synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
100% of 1 decks +95% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Fight Rigging
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Nurgle's Rot
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Black Market
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Crumbling Ashes
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Inexorable Tide
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Deadbridge Chant
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Glistening Oil
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Hadana's Climb
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Black Market Connections
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Insidious Roots
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
33% of 3 decks +30% synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67% of 3 decks +41% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
67% of 3 decks +65% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
67% of 3 decks +47% synergy
Karn's Bastion
67% of 3 decks +59% synergy
Nesting Grounds
67% of 3 decks +60% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67% of 3 decks +49% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
33% of 3 decks +12% synergy
Reliquary Tower
33% of 3 decks +5% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33% of 3 decks +17% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Talisman of Resilience
67% of 3 decks +51% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67% of 3 decks +50% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
67% of 3 decks +50% synergy
Arcane Signet
33% of 3 decks -38% synergy
Glistening Sphere
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Replicating Ring
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Crowded Crypt
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Machine God's Effigy
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Sol Ring
33% of 3 decks -49% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Fellwar Stone
33% of 3 decks +18% synergy
Thought Vessel
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Lands
Fell the Profane
100% of 1 decks +93% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 3 decks +10% synergy
Breeding Pool
100% of 3 decks +55% synergy
Exotic Orchard
100% of 3 decks +45% synergy
Swamp
100% of 3 decks +11% synergy
Tropical Island
100% of 3 decks +86% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
100% of 1 decks +92% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
100% of 3 decks +55% synergy
Island
100% of 3 decks +10% synergy
Forest
100% of 3 decks +9% synergy
Sink into Stupor
100% of 1 decks +93% synergy
Watery Grave
100% of 3 decks +56% synergy
Misty Rainforest
67% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Underground Sea
67% of 3 decks +53% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
67% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Bayou
67% of 3 decks +53% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
67% of 3 decks +34% synergy
Polluted Delta
67% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Undercity Sewers
33% of 3 decks +17% synergy
Fabled Passage
33% of 3 decks +18% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33% of 3 decks +18% synergy
Reflecting Pool
33% of 3 decks +27% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33% of 3 decks +3% synergy
Underground Mortuary
33% of 3 decks +16% synergy
Morphic Pool
33% of 3 decks +7% synergy
Hedge Maze
33% of 3 decks +15% synergy
Sunken Hollow
33% of 3 decks -3% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
33% of 3 decks +7% synergy
Deathcap Glade
33% of 3 decks +19% synergy
Zagoth Triome
33% of 3 decks -6% synergy