Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Expensive

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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
Sinister Gnarlbark
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Dread Tiller
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Aberrant Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
56%inclusion191 decks341 decks
55%synergy
Necroskitter
53%inclusion182 decks341 decks
53%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
52%inclusion178 decks341 decks
51%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
51%inclusion173 decks341 decks
50%synergy
The Great Henge
50%inclusion170 decks341 decks
44%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
45%inclusion155 decks341 decks
44%synergy
Master Biomancer
45%inclusion152 decks341 decks
41%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
41%inclusion140 decks341 decks
40%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
40%inclusion136 decks341 decks
37%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
42%inclusion144 decks341 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
50%inclusion171 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
48%inclusion165 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion164 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
48%inclusion164 decks341 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
47%inclusion161 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Heroic Intervention
44%inclusion151 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion133 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
38%inclusion129 decks341 decks
33%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion123 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion122 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion164 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion137 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion131 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion111 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion87 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion84 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
16%inclusion56 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Biophagus
34%inclusion116 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Sage
34%inclusion116 decks341 decks
26%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
32%inclusion84 decks263 decks
31%synergy
Obelisk Spider
30%inclusion104 decks341 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
30%inclusion101 decks341 decks
28%synergy
Thrummingbird
30%inclusion101 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
29%inclusion100 decks341 decks
22%synergy
Ouroboroid
29%inclusion38 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
28%inclusion95 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
28%inclusion95 decks341 decks
26%synergy
Clever Impersonator
26%inclusion87 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
25%inclusion71 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
24%inclusion82 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Agent
24%inclusion81 decks341 decks
22%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion76 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion74 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
21%inclusion73 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Vashta Nerada
21%inclusion72 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
21%inclusion56 decks267 decks
17%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
20%inclusion69 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Invisible Stalker
20%inclusion68 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Fathom Mage
18%inclusion60 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
17%inclusion49 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
16%inclusion56 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Spawnwrithe
16%inclusion56 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion56 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Scute Swarm
16%inclusion55 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
16%inclusion54 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion53 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
15%inclusion52 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Witness
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
-12%synergy
Altered Ego
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Cankerbloom
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Delighted Halfling
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Stunt Double
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Joiner
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Undercover Operative
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Viral Drake
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Constable
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
-5%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
11%inclusion39 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
11%inclusion39 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Flux Channeler
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
35%inclusion121 decks341 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion120 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion112 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion90 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion89 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion76 decks292 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion67 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Atomize
19%inclusion62 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion59 decks341 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion58 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Grim Affliction
17%inclusion57 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion49 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion46 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Call
13%inclusion45 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Experimental Augury
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
-5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion39 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion36 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Negate
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
5%synergy
See Double
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Radstorm
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Bite
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
-7%synergy
Sultai Charm
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion97 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
25%inclusion84 decks341 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion79 decks341 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion73 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
21%inclusion72 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
20%inclusion68 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion55 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Ichor
12%inclusion42 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Contentious Plan
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
-3%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Neoform
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
-9%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Doppelgang
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
7.6%inclusion26 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Persist
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Thirsting Roots
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Incremental Blight
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima's Will
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
5.6%inclusion19 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion81 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion81 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Contagion Clasp
24%inclusion81 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Contagion Engine
23%inclusion80 decks341 decks
22%synergy
The Ozolith
18%inclusion60 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Box
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mirror
14%inclusion47 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
35%inclusion119 decks341 decks
34%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
34%inclusion96 decks284 decks
30%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
31%inclusion106 decks341 decks
31%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
24%inclusion81 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Inexorable Tide
23%inclusion77 decks341 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion51 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion45 decks341 decks
13%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion39 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Hadana's Climb
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion34 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
9.1%inclusion31 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Court of Vantress
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
-7%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Copy Enchantment
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion49 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
51%inclusion174 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion170 decks341 decks
33%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
49%inclusion166 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion122 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
30%inclusion102 decks341 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion101 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Nesting Grounds
27%inclusion91 decks341 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion88 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion76 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion62 decks341 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
11%inclusion38 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion36 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.4%inclusion32 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.9%inclusion27 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.3%inclusion25 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.2%inclusion21 decks341 decks
-4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion291 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion249 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion69 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion57 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion56 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16%inclusion53 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion37 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion33 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.2%inclusion28 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion24 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
-2%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion23 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.5%inclusion22 decks341 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.3%inclusion18 decks341 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Tropical Island
94%inclusion320 decks341 decks
80%synergy
Bayou
94%inclusion320 decks341 decks
80%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion319 decks341 decks
80%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion312 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion312 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Island
89%inclusion305 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion303 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Breeding Pool
82%inclusion278 decks341 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
80%inclusion274 decks341 decks
34%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion262 decks341 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
76%inclusion260 decks341 decks
41%synergy
Misty Rainforest
76%inclusion259 decks341 decks
41%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion256 decks341 decks
40%synergy
Zagoth Triome
73%inclusion250 decks341 decks
35%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
59%inclusion202 decks341 decks
28%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
56%inclusion192 decks341 decks
27%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion183 decks341 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion135 decks341 decks
-16%synergy
Opulent Palace
31%inclusion105 decks341 decks
-22%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion104 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
30%inclusion103 decks341 decks
-16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29%inclusion98 decks341 decks
-16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion92 decks341 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion76 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion87 decks341 decks
-8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
25%inclusion86 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Hedge Maze
22%inclusion74 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion72 decks341 decks
11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
20%inclusion69 decks341 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion66 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion64 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion64 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion63 decks341 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion63 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion63 decks341 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
18%inclusion62 decks341 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
18%inclusion62 decks341 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion61 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion52 decks341 decks
-16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion52 decks341 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion50 decks341 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
14%inclusion48 decks341 decks
-23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion45 decks341 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion44 decks341 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion43 decks341 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion41 decks341 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion40 decks341 decks
-8%synergy