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Josh Nelson
Sep 8, 2025
Josh Nelson
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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Necroskitter
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
86%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
76%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
71%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
69%synergy
Generous Patron
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
69%synergy
Obelisk Spider
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
65%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
62%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
58%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Evolution Sage
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Heroic Intervention
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Contagion Engine
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Nature's Lore
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Inexorable Tide
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Contagion Clasp
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Master Biomancer
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Ouroboroid
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Spark Double
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Birds of Paradise
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Biophagus
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Blighted Agent
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Carnifex Demon
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Delighted Halfling
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Flux Channeler
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Incubation Druid
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Cankerbloom
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Soul Snuffers
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Devoted Druid
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Viral Drake
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Skinrender
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Bloom Tender
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Invisible Stalker
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Vashta Nerada
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Banshee
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Fathom Mage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Clever Impersonator
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ichor Rats
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Observer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Skeleton Ship
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Harbinger of Night
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Spawnwrithe
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
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Assassin's Trophy
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Grim Affliction
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Atomize
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Call
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Experimental Augury
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Abrupt Decay
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Radstorm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Auroral Procession
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Virulent Wound
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Noxious Revival
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Splendid Agony
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Putrefy
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Three Visits
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Incremental Blight
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Contentious Plan
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Culling Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Influence
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-26%synergy
Thirsting Roots
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Neoform
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Helm of the Host
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Genji Glove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Mirror Box
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Hadana's Climb
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Doubling Season
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Fight Rigging
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Oil
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Nesting Grounds
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Grasping Dunes
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Glistening Sphere
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Replicating Ring
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Herd Heirloom
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Bounty Board
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Bayou
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
84%synergy
Underground Sea
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
82%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Tropical Island
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
82%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Zagoth Triome
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Breeding Pool
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Deathcap Glade
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Opulent Palace
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Hedge Maze
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Grove
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-22%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
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