Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Budget -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!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Contagion Clasp
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
59%synergy
Master Biomancer
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Thrummingbird
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Obelisk Spider
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Nesting Grounds
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Rampant Growth
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Grim Affliction
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Evolution Sage
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Carnifex Demon
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Fathom Mage
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Generous Patron
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Invisible Stalker
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Cankerbloom
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Blighted Agent
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Elusive Otter
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Skinrender
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Undercover Operative
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Observer
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Soul Snuffers
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Ichor Rats
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Plague Stinger
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Incubation Druid
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Necroskitter
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Flux Channeler
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Altered Ego
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Soul Diviner
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Loyal Guardian
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Dread Tiller
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Loch Mare
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Vedalken Anatomist
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Channeler Initiate
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Fertilid
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Sludge Monster
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Steady Progress
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Sultai Charm
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Reject Imperfection
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Growth Spiral
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Serum Snare
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Mutational Advantage
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Bite
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-25%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Splendid Agony
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Biomass Mutation
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Atomize
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Nature
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Fate Transfer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Wild Unraveling
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Gift of the Viper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Instill Infection
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Virulent Wound
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Harrow
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Blood Curdle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Venom
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Contentious Plan
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Aberrant Return
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Incremental Blight
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Thirsting Roots
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Spread the Sickness
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Planewide Celebration
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wealth
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Expand the Sphere
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Scarscale Ritual
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Vigor Mortis
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Tower Above
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Darkness Descends
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Road of Return
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Find // Finality
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Sting
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Courage in Crisis
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Connive // Concoct
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Casualties of War
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Incremental Growth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Urban Evolution
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cannibalize
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Agent's Toolkit
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Engine
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Blight Sickle
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Trigon of Infestation
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Viridian Claw
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Shield
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Serrated Arrows
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Eternity Vessel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Noble's Purse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Inexorable Tide
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Puca's Covenant
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Necrogen Communion
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fight Rigging
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Hadana's Climb
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sultai Ascendancy
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Biting Tether
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Mutation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Torture
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Relic Putrescence
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Phyresis
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Song of Freyalise
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Curator's Ward
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Loading Zone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Vraska the Unseen
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Karn's Bastion
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Grasping Dunes
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Ruins
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
-30%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Opulent Palace
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Mystery
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Simic Guildgate
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Overflowing Basin
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Triome
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-30%synergy
Sodden Verdure
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Abundant Countryside
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Oracles
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Creek
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy