Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Glen Elendra Guardian
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dread Tiller
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorform
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
61%inclusion129 decks213 decks
60%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
48%inclusion103 decks213 decks
47%synergy
Master Biomancer
50%inclusion106 decks213 decks
46%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
50%inclusion107 decks213 decks
43%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
41%inclusion88 decks213 decks
41%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion96 decks213 decks
40%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
39%inclusion84 decks213 decks
39%synergy
Necroskitter
38%inclusion82 decks213 decks
38%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
33%inclusion71 decks213 decks
33%synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
31%inclusion67 decks213 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
53%inclusion112 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Farseek
48%inclusion103 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion99 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Beast Within
43%inclusion91 decks213 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion82 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion77 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Spark Double
35%inclusion75 decks213 decks
31%synergy
Heroic Intervention
35%inclusion74 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
34%inclusion73 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Birds of Paradise
33%inclusion71 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Seedborn Muse
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Evolution Sage
31%inclusion67 decks213 decks
23%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
30%inclusion63 decks213 decks
22%synergy
Biophagus
29%inclusion62 decks213 decks
27%synergy
Incubation Druid
28%inclusion60 decks213 decks
25%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
28%inclusion59 decks213 decks
26%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
27%inclusion58 decks213 decks
26%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
22%synergy
Blighted Agent
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
25%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
25%inclusion54 decks213 decks
23%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion53 decks213 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
24%inclusion52 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Fathom Mage
23%inclusion50 decks213 decks
19%synergy
Invisible Stalker
22%inclusion47 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Vashta Nerada
22%inclusion47 decks213 decks
21%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Obelisk Spider
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
21%synergy
Clever Impersonator
21%inclusion45 decks213 decks
19%synergy
Spawnwrithe
21%inclusion45 decks213 decks
21%synergy
Scute Swarm
21%inclusion45 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
21%inclusion44 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Ouroboroid
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Cankerbloom
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
-6%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
13%synergy
Progenitor Mimic
17%inclusion36 decks213 decks
16%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
16%inclusion33 decks212 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion32 decks212 decks
12%synergy
Viral Drake
15%inclusion32 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Warden of the Grove
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Viridian Joiner
15%inclusion31 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Evolution Witness
14%inclusion30 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Altered Ego
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Devoted Druid
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Evil Twin
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Biovisionary
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Witness
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
-14%synergy
Loyal Guardian
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Undercover Operative
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Constable
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion67 decks212 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion64 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion41 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion40 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Call
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Atomize
17%inclusion37 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Experimental Augury
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
15%inclusion32 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Putrefy
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
-10%synergy
Growth Spiral
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Potential
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion23 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Mutational Advantage
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Affliction
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Double Major
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion19 decks212 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
6%synergy
See Double
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Silkguard
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
32%inclusion69 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
31%inclusion67 decks213 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion66 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
20%inclusion43 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
20%inclusion42 decks213 decks
16%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion36 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Ichor
16%inclusion34 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
15%inclusion31 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
-11%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Thirsting Roots
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Neoform
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
-9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Season of Gathering
7.5%inclusion16 decks212 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Doppelgang
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Persist
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Truths
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
32%inclusion69 decks213 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Contagion Clasp
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion45 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Contagion Engine
20%inclusion43 decks213 decks
19%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Box
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Bow of Nylea
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nest of Scarabs
26%inclusion55 decks213 decks
25%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
25%inclusion54 decks212 decks
21%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
23%inclusion50 decks213 decks
23%synergy
Inexorable Tide
19%inclusion41 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
16%inclusion35 decks213 decks
16%synergy
Hadana's Climb
16%inclusion34 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Fight Rigging
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Phyresis
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Communal Brewing
7.1%inclusion15 decks212 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Doubling Season
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Master Chef
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
37%inclusion79 decks213 decks
30%synergy
Nesting Grounds
34%inclusion72 decks213 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion71 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
30%inclusion64 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion64 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion47 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.5%inclusion18 decks212 decks
-5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion170 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion133 decks213 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion23 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Glistening Sphere
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion206 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion206 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion204 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion198 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion123 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
57%inclusion122 decks213 decks
19%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion121 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion114 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion111 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Opulent Palace
45%inclusion96 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
44%inclusion94 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion91 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion91 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion87 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
40%inclusion86 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion85 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
40%inclusion85 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
39%inclusion84 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion81 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion78 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
36%inclusion76 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion67 decks212 decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
29%inclusion62 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion60 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion55 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion53 decks213 decks
23%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
24%inclusion51 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion49 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion49 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion42 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion42 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
19%inclusion41 decks212 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
19%inclusion40 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malady
18%inclusion39 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Maze
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion36 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion36 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
16%inclusion35 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion34 decks213 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Underground Mortuary
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
-6%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion25 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
-5%synergy