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
Forgotten Ancient
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
74%synergy
Master Biomancer
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Thrummingbird
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Nesting Grounds
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Evolution Sage
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Rampant Growth
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Fathom Mage
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Inspiring Call
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Contagion Clasp
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Invisible Stalker
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Elusive Otter
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Cankerbloom
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Loyal Guardian
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Obelisk Spider
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Generous Patron
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Evolution Witness
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Altered Ego
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Spawnwrithe
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dread Tiller
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Incubation Druid
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Viridian Joiner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Fertilid
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Vashta Nerada
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Elusive Krasis
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Trygon Predator
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Devoted Druid
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Sludge Monster
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Necroskitter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Giant Adephage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Flux Channeler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Managorger Hydra
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Skyserpent Seeker
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ferrafor, Young Yew
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Repulsive Mutation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Putrefy
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Augury
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Sultai Charm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Affliction
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Deathsprout
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reject Imperfection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Gift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Wild Unraveling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Mutational Advantage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Serum Snare
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Instill Infection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Eureka Moment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lifecrafter's Gift
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Trash the Town
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Splendid Agony
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Focus the Mind
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Interference
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Rakshasa's Bargain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Drown in Ichor
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Aberrant Return
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Farseek
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Painful Truths
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Neoform
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Contentious Plan
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Thirsting Roots
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Vat Emergence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Courage in Crisis
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darkness Descends
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gaze of Granite
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Incremental Blight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Find // Finality
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Identity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wealth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Smell Fear
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Shared Roots
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Road of Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wave Goodbye
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spread the Sickness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Give // Take
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Incremental Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Doppelgang
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Migration Path
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Death Begets Life
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Synchronized Charge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Trigon of Infestation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Atmospheric Greenhouse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Grim Bauble
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bred for the Hunt
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Primal Empathy
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Fight Rigging
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Hardened Scales
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Master Chef
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Roaring Earth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hadana's Climb
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Puca's Covenant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Noggle the Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Inexorable Tide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fertile Ground
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Unable to Scream
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Loading Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Long List of the Ents
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
New Horizons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vraska the Unseen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Llanowar Reborn
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Karn's Bastion
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Drannith Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Kishla Village
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Component Pouch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Bounty Board
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Mystery
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malady
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Overflowing Basin
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sodden Verdure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Wood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Vernal Fen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Uncharted Haven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-22%synergy