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

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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Topiary Lecturer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Pensive Professor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Hideout
4.8%inclusion4 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
74%inclusion276 decks375 decks
73%synergy
Generous Patron
70%inclusion264 decks375 decks
69%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
66%inclusion249 decks375 decks
65%synergy
Necroskitter
62%inclusion231 decks375 decks
61%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
56%inclusion210 decks375 decks
55%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
55%inclusion206 decks375 decks
55%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
55%inclusion206 decks375 decks
54%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
53%inclusion199 decks375 decks
53%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
50%inclusion155 decks309 decks
50%synergy
Master Biomancer
52%inclusion195 decks375 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
55%inclusion205 decks375 decks
14%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
52%inclusion196 decks375 decks
45%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
52%inclusion194 decks375 decks
47%synergy
Farseek
51%inclusion191 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Evolution Sage
50%inclusion188 decks375 decks
42%synergy
Obelisk Spider
49%inclusion183 decks375 decks
48%synergy
Thrummingbird
47%inclusion178 decks375 decks
41%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
46%inclusion174 decks375 decks
43%synergy
Beast Within
46%inclusion172 decks375 decks
19%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion172 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion79 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion68 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion54 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion47 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.2%inclusion27 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Seedborn Muse
6.9%inclusion26 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Toxrill, the Corrosive
38%inclusion144 decks375 decks
36%synergy
Blighted Agent
37%inclusion140 decks375 decks
36%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
37%inclusion137 decks375 decks
36%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
34%inclusion128 decks375 decks
33%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
34%inclusion127 decks375 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion124 decks375 decks
32%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
31%inclusion116 decks375 decks
28%synergy
Cankerbloom
30%inclusion114 decks375 decks
25%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
30%inclusion112 decks375 decks
30%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
30%inclusion112 decks375 decks
27%synergy
Incubation Druid
29%inclusion109 decks375 decks
26%synergy
Spark Double
29%inclusion108 decks375 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
28%inclusion89 decks314 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion104 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Vashta Nerada
26%inclusion97 decks375 decks
25%synergy
Biophagus
25%inclusion95 decks375 decks
24%synergy
Invisible Stalker
25%inclusion94 decks375 decks
21%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
25%inclusion91 decks366 decks
21%synergy
Fathom Mage
24%inclusion90 decks375 decks
19%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
23%inclusion87 decks375 decks
21%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
22%inclusion77 decks347 decks
21%synergy
Carnifex Demon
21%inclusion80 decks375 decks
21%synergy
Flux Channeler
21%inclusion79 decks375 decks
19%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion69 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Dread Tiller
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Ouroboroid
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Viral Drake
20%inclusion74 decks375 decks
19%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion72 decks375 decks
16%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
19%inclusion71 decks375 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Witness
19%inclusion70 decks370 decks
13%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
17%inclusion65 decks375 decks
16%synergy
Spawnwrithe
17%inclusion62 decks375 decks
16%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
16%inclusion51 decks311 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion60 decks375 decks
12%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15%inclusion58 decks375 decks
15%synergy
Clever Impersonator
15%inclusion57 decks375 decks
13%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
15%inclusion56 decks375 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion56 decks375 decks
-8%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion29 decks201 decks
13%synergy
Altered Ego
14%inclusion53 decks375 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion49 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Soul Snuffers
13%inclusion48 decks375 decks
13%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion46 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Scute Swarm
12%inclusion46 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Warden of the Grove
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
12%inclusion45 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Plague Stinger
11%inclusion43 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
11%inclusion43 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
40%inclusion150 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion124 decks370 decks
25%synergy
Grim Affliction
33%inclusion124 decks375 decks
33%synergy
Atomize
32%inclusion120 decks375 decks
23%synergy
Experimental Augury
31%inclusion117 decks375 decks
29%synergy
Heroic Intervention
31%inclusion115 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
23%inclusion88 decks375 decks
14%synergy
Putrefy
22%inclusion81 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion71 decks375 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion66 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion64 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion63 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
16%inclusion60 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Potential
15%inclusion58 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Call
15%inclusion58 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
15%inclusion57 decks375 decks
12%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
15%inclusion56 decks375 decks
14%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
15%inclusion55 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion52 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion48 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Sultai Charm
12%inclusion46 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion45 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion42 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion38 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
10%inclusion37 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion37 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion36 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion36 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion35 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Radstorm
9.3%inclusion35 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Steady Progress
9.1%inclusion34 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.8%inclusion33 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
8.5%inclusion32 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion31 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.3%inclusion31 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion28 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.5%inclusion28 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7.5%inclusion28 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion27 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion26 decks370 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.9%inclusion26 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Reject Imperfection
6.7%inclusion25 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.7%inclusion25 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
6.1%inclusion23 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.1%inclusion23 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Serum Snare
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.3%inclusion20 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
5.1%inclusion19 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
38%inclusion142 decks375 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion141 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
35%inclusion132 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
33%inclusion124 decks375 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion100 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Ichor
26%inclusion99 decks375 decks
25%synergy
Three Visits
24%inclusion90 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Contentious Plan
21%inclusion77 decks375 decks
19%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion50 decks375 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
13%inclusion49 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Thirsting Roots
13%inclusion47 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion45 decks375 decks
-11%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion40 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion40 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Aberrant Return
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Incremental Blight
10%inclusion36 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
9.1%inclusion34 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.3%inclusion31 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wealth
7.5%inclusion28 decks375 decks
-9%synergy
Neoform
6.7%inclusion25 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Influence
6.7%inclusion25 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.1%inclusion23 decks375 decks
-8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.1%inclusion23 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.9%inclusion22 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Smell Fear
5.9%inclusion22 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Season of Gathering
5.5%inclusion19 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Doppelgang
5.3%inclusion20 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
43%inclusion160 decks375 decks
39%synergy
Contagion Engine
41%inclusion152 decks375 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion123 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion86 decks375 decks
0%synergy
The Great Henge
22%inclusion83 decks375 decks
16%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion38 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.8%inclusion33 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Box
8.5%inclusion32 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.0%inclusion30 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.0%inclusion30 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion29 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.9%inclusion26 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Crumbling Ashes
41%inclusion153 decks375 decks
41%synergy
Inexorable Tide
34%inclusion127 decks375 decks
26%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
30%inclusion103 decks347 decks
25%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
19%inclusion39 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
18%inclusion69 decks375 decks
18%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
18%inclusion66 decks375 decks
15%synergy
Hadana's Climb
17%inclusion62 decks375 decks
15%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
14%inclusion52 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion50 decks375 decks
13%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
12%inclusion44 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Primal Empathy
9.3%inclusion35 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion31 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
7.5%inclusion28 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.2%inclusion27 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.9%inclusion26 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Guardian Project
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Phyresis
6.1%inclusion23 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.9%inclusion22 decks375 decks
-10%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.9%inclusion22 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Master Chef
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
5.6%inclusion21 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.3%inclusion20 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Glistening Oil
5.3%inclusion20 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Doubling Season
5.1%inclusion19 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
5.1%inclusion19 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion86 decks375 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
10%inclusion38 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
7.7%inclusion29 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.3%inclusion20 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
51%inclusion192 decks375 decks
45%synergy
Nesting Grounds
42%inclusion159 decks375 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion128 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion124 decks375 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion99 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
25%inclusion95 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion80 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion71 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
16%inclusion61 decks375 decks
15%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
15%inclusion55 decks375 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion50 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion42 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion40 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.5%inclusion32 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.7%inclusion29 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.5%inclusion28 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.2%inclusion27 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion27 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.4%inclusion24 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Dunes
6.1%inclusion23 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.1%inclusion19 decks370 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion307 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion270 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion60 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion54 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion52 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion50 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion48 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Glistening Sphere
12%inclusion45 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion44 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion39 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion37 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.3%inclusion35 decks375 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.7%inclusion29 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.7%inclusion29 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.7%inclusion25 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion23 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Bounty Board
5.3%inclusion20 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion364 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion361 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Island
96%inclusion361 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion351 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion225 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Opulent Palace
58%inclusion217 decks375 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Triome
53%inclusion200 decks375 decks
15%synergy
Breeding Pool
50%inclusion189 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion187 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion181 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion172 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion168 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion164 decks375 decks
16%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
43%inclusion161 decks375 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion153 decks375 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40%inclusion149 decks375 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion146 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
34%inclusion124 decks370 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion125 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion119 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31%inclusion115 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion110 decks375 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion109 decks375 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion108 decks375 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion99 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion96 decks366 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion82 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion79 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion74 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
19%inclusion73 decks375 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion73 decks375 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion69 decks375 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion67 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion67 decks375 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion58 decks375 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion58 decks375 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion55 decks375 decks
-6%synergy
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion53 decks375 decks
-5%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion52 decks375 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion49 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion49 decks375 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion42 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion40 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion39 decks375 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
10%inclusion39 decks375 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion39 decks375 decks
-3%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion38 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Tropical Island
10%inclusion37 decks375 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion35 decks370 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
9.3%inclusion35 decks375 decks
-4%synergy