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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Ba Sing Se
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
55%inclusion186 decks340 decks
54%synergy
Necroskitter
51%inclusion175 decks340 decks
51%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
49%inclusion165 decks340 decks
48%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
48%inclusion164 decks340 decks
48%synergy
The Great Henge
51%inclusion172 decks340 decks
44%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
45%inclusion154 decks340 decks
43%synergy
Master Biomancer
44%inclusion151 decks340 decks
41%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
38%inclusion126 decks330 decks
38%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
39%inclusion131 decks340 decks
35%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
39%inclusion133 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
50%inclusion170 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion162 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
48%inclusion162 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Birds of Paradise
46%inclusion156 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
46%inclusion155 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
44%inclusion150 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
42%inclusion143 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion141 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion126 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion122 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion169 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion139 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion128 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
34%inclusion114 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion91 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Biophagus
34%inclusion114 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Sage
32%inclusion109 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
30%inclusion73 decks243 decks
29%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
30%inclusion102 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
29%inclusion97 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
29%inclusion97 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Obelisk Spider
28%inclusion95 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
27%inclusion92 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
27%inclusion91 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Clever Impersonator
27%inclusion91 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Blighted Agent
25%inclusion85 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Ouroboroid
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
24%inclusion80 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
23%inclusion62 decks268 decks
18%synergy
Incubation Druid
23%inclusion77 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion74 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Invisible Stalker
20%inclusion69 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Vashta Nerada
20%inclusion69 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
18%inclusion45 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Bloom Tender
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Fathom Mage
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion59 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Scute Swarm
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
17%inclusion45 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
17%inclusion57 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Spawnwrithe
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion42 decks278 decks
10%synergy
Altered Ego
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion41 decks278 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Witness
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
-13%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
14%inclusion49 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Delighted Halfling
14%inclusion49 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Cankerbloom
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Stunt Double
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Joiner
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Undercover Operative
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Constable
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Viral Drake
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Flux Channeler
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
35%inclusion120 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion118 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion118 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion93 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion87 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
24%inclusion66 decks278 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Atomize
19%inclusion60 decks322 decks
8%synergy
Putrefy
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Affliction
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion48 decks322 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Call
14%inclusion49 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Potential
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion34 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Experimental Augury
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
4%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion25 decks278 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Negate
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Radstorm
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Infectious Bite
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Charm
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion104 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
25%inclusion85 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion77 decks340 decks
-15%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion76 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion63 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
19%inclusion63 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Ichor
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Contentious Plan
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Neoform
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Doppelgang
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Thirsting Roots
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Persist
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima's Will
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Incremental Blight
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion84 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Contagion Clasp
24%inclusion81 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Contagion Engine
24%inclusion81 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion80 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
The Ozolith
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Mirage Mirror
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Mirror Box
14%inclusion48 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
33%inclusion111 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
32%inclusion86 decks268 decks
28%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Inexorable Tide
24%inclusion81 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
23%inclusion77 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Fight Rigging
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Hadana's Climb
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Extravagant Replication
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Mirrormade
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Court of Vantress
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Copy Enchantment
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
53%inclusion179 decks340 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion174 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
48%inclusion164 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion119 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion103 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Nesting Grounds
28%inclusion95 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion85 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion76 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion68 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.4%inclusion26 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion293 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion243 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Bayou
93%inclusion315 decks340 decks
79%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion314 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Tropical Island
92%inclusion314 decks340 decks
79%synergy
Underground Sea
92%inclusion312 decks340 decks
78%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion309 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Island
91%inclusion309 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion304 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Breeding Pool
81%inclusion275 decks340 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
80%inclusion271 decks340 decks
35%synergy
Watery Grave
76%inclusion259 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
75%inclusion256 decks340 decks
41%synergy
Misty Rainforest
75%inclusion255 decks340 decks
41%synergy
Zagoth Triome
74%inclusion253 decks340 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
74%inclusion252 decks340 decks
39%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
61%inclusion207 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
59%inclusion199 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion186 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion130 decks340 decks
-17%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
31%inclusion106 decks340 decks
-14%synergy
Opulent Palace
31%inclusion105 decks340 decks
-22%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
-15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion89 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion89 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion83 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
24%inclusion66 decks278 decks
16%synergy
Hedge Maze
21%inclusion68 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
19%inclusion63 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
18%inclusion61 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion59 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion59 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion57 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
-16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion48 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
-24%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion34 decks278 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
-5%synergy