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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Forgotten Ancient
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Master Biomancer
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Fathom Mage
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Loyal Guardian
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Evolution Witness
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Inspiring Call
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Thrummingbird
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Invisible Stalker
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Primal Empathy
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Growth Spiral
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Evolution Sage
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sazh Katzroy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fertilid
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Elusive Otter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Cankerbloom
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Obelisk Spider
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
20%synergy
Incubation Druid
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Altered Ego
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Spawnwrithe
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Elusive Krasis
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Agent
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Generous Patron
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Flux Channeler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Observer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Moritte of the Frost
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Viridian Joiner
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Tyranid Prime
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Constrictor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Scrounging Bandar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Changeling Outcast
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Managorger Hydra
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Trygon Predator
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Winding Constrictor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Armorcraft Judge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sage of the Fang
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Nightkin Ambusher
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sabotage Strategist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Greenbelt Guardian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Skystreak Engineer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Refueler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Experimental Augury
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Sultai Charm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Grim Affliction
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Putrefy
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Reject Imperfection
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Krosan Grip
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Quandrix Command
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mutational Advantage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Atomize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Serum Snare
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Instill Infection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Consider
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lifecrafter's Gift
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Planar Incision
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Splendid Agony
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Spell Stutter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Thirsting Roots
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Farseek
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Drown in Ichor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Vat Emergence
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Contentious Plan
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Neoform
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Expand the Sphere
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Painful Truths
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Gaze of Granite
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Find // Finality
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Courage in Crisis
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Smell Fear
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Villainous Wealth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Stall Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spread the Sickness
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Urban Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Migration Path
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Road of Return
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Give // Take
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Harmonize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Aether Syphon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Cache
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Master Chef
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Fight Rigging
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Hardened Scales
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Inexorable Tide
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tolarian Contempt
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hadana's Climb
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Phyresis
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Evolutionary Escalation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Earth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Branching Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Greed
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Song of Freyalise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
They Came from the Pipes
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Threats Around Every Corner
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Thickest in the Thicket
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Oko, the Trickster
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Ruins
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Conclave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Trenchpost
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
-25%synergy
Simic Signet
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Component Pouch
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Sultai Banner
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Opulent Palace
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Mystery
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malady
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Thornwood Falls
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Overflowing Basin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Vastwood Fortification
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Wood
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Simic Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Glen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Oracles
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Quandrix Campus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Marsh
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Creek
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Tangled Islet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy