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
Impostor Syndrome
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Jackal, Genius Geneticist
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
55%inclusion181 decks329 decks
54%synergy
Necroskitter
52%inclusion172 decks329 decks
52%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
48%inclusion155 decks325 decks
47%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
47%inclusion156 decks329 decks
47%synergy
The Great Henge
50%inclusion163 decks329 decks
43%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
45%inclusion148 decks329 decks
43%synergy
Master Biomancer
44%inclusion146 decks329 decks
41%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
38%inclusion116 decks304 decks
37%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
44%inclusion144 decks329 decks
36%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
39%inclusion127 decks329 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
50%inclusion163 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
47%inclusion156 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
46%inclusion152 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion152 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
46%inclusion150 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
45%inclusion148 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion139 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
39%inclusion129 decks329 decks
34%synergy
Spark Double
38%inclusion124 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion116 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion164 decks329 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion133 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion125 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion109 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion88 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion78 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Worldly Tutor
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Biophagus
33%inclusion110 decks329 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Sage
32%inclusion106 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
29%inclusion96 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
29%inclusion63 decks217 decks
28%synergy
Thrummingbird
29%inclusion94 decks329 decks
21%synergy
Obelisk Spider
28%inclusion93 decks329 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
27%inclusion89 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
27%inclusion88 decks329 decks
26%synergy
Clever Impersonator
27%inclusion88 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
26%inclusion87 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Blighted Agent
26%inclusion84 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
23%inclusion77 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
23%inclusion56 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion76 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Invisible Stalker
23%inclusion75 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
23%inclusion75 decks329 decks
21%synergy
Incubation Druid
22%inclusion74 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Ouroboroid
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
20%inclusion67 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Vashta Nerada
20%inclusion67 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
19%inclusion64 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
18%inclusion39 decks221 decks
14%synergy
Scute Swarm
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Fathom Mage
17%inclusion56 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
-11%synergy
Spawnwrithe
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Biovisionary
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
16%inclusion54 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
16%inclusion53 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
15%inclusion39 decks252 decks
10%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion37 decks252 decks
11%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Cankerbloom
13%inclusion44 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Joiner
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Constable
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Stunt Double
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
12%inclusion38 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
12%inclusion38 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
12%inclusion38 decks329 decks
-12%synergy
Undercover Operative
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
35%inclusion114 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion111 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion111 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion83 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion81 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
24%inclusion60 decks252 decks
16%synergy
Atomize
18%inclusion54 decks296 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
16%inclusion54 decks329 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Call
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Grim Affliction
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion44 decks296 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
13%inclusion43 decks325 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion38 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion27 decks252 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Experimental Augury
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
9%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion22 decks252 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Negate
7.0%inclusion23 decks329 decks
-10%synergy
Radstorm
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Charm
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Infectious Bite
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion98 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
25%inclusion81 decks329 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion75 decks329 decks
-15%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion70 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
19%inclusion62 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion54 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Ichor
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Contentious Plan
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Neoform
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
-9%synergy
Doppelgang
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Persist
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
7.9%inclusion26 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Thirsting Roots
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Incremental Blight
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima's Will
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion82 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Contagion Clasp
24%inclusion79 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Contagion Engine
24%inclusion79 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion79 decks329 decks
1%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion61 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Mirage Mirror
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Mirror Box
13%inclusion44 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
32%inclusion78 decks242 decks
28%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
32%inclusion106 decks329 decks
32%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
30%inclusion99 decks329 decks
30%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
23%inclusion76 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Inexorable Tide
23%inclusion76 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
20%inclusion66 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Fight Rigging
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Hadana's Climb
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Court of Vantress
7.9%inclusion26 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.0%inclusion23 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
-8%synergy
Copy Enchantment
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
51%inclusion169 decks329 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion165 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
46%inclusion150 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion107 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion101 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
30%inclusion98 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Nesting Grounds
27%inclusion89 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion76 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion73 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion64 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion43 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion25 decks252 decks
-3%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Vesuva
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion284 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion237 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion62 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion38 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Tropical Island
93%inclusion305 decks329 decks
79%synergy
Bayou
93%inclusion305 decks329 decks
79%synergy
Underground Sea
92%inclusion303 decks329 decks
79%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion303 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Island
90%inclusion297 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion294 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion293 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Breeding Pool
80%inclusion263 decks329 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
79%inclusion259 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Watery Grave
76%inclusion249 decks329 decks
32%synergy
Zagoth Triome
74%inclusion244 decks329 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
74%inclusion242 decks329 decks
39%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
74%inclusion242 decks329 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
73%inclusion240 decks329 decks
38%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
61%inclusion202 decks329 decks
29%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
58%inclusion192 decks329 decks
28%synergy
Morphic Pool
55%inclusion182 decks329 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion123 decks329 decks
-18%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31%inclusion101 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Opulent Palace
31%inclusion101 decks329 decks
-22%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
30%inclusion98 decks329 decks
-15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
28%inclusion93 decks329 decks
-15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion89 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion86 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Deathcap Glade
26%inclusion85 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
24%inclusion60 decks252 decks
16%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion65 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion63 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion62 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Hedge Maze
19%inclusion57 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion49 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
-17%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion44 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
13%inclusion43 decks329 decks
-24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion27 decks252 decks
4%synergy