Volrath, the Shapestealer (Commander) - Upgraded Infect

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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!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ouroboroid
38% of 8 decks +36% synergy
Terrasymbiosis
12% of 8 decks +8% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blighted Agent
73% of 15 decks +71% synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
60% of 15 decks +59% synergy
Generous Patron
53% of 15 decks +52% synergy
Master Biomancer
53% of 15 decks +49% synergy
Necroskitter
47% of 15 decks +46% synergy
Viral Drake
47% of 15 decks +46% synergy
Karn's Bastion
53% of 15 decks +46% synergy
Contaminant Grafter
47% of 15 decks +46% synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
47% of 15 decks +46% synergy
Ichor Rats
47% of 15 decks +46% synergy
Top Cards
Nature's Lore
53% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Cultivate
53% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
53% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Evolution Sage
53% of 15 decks +45% synergy
Plague Stinger
47% of 15 decks +46% synergy
Bloated Contaminator
47% of 15 decks +45% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
47% of 15 decks +45% synergy
Contagion Clasp
47% of 15 decks +43% synergy
Farseek
47% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Infectious Inquiry
47% of 15 decks +45% synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
13% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Demonic Tutor
13% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13% of 15 decks -9% synergy
Ancient Tomb
7% of 15 decks -3% synergy
Seedborn Muse
7% of 15 decks -5% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7% of 15 decks -9% synergy
Rhystic Study
7% of 15 decks -15% synergy
Creatures
Forgotten Ancient
40% of 15 decks +35% synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
40% of 15 decks +40% synergy
Fathom Mage
40% of 15 decks +35% synergy
Vashta Nerada
40% of 15 decks +39% synergy
Champion of Lambholt
40% of 15 decks +38% synergy
Cankerbloom
40% of 15 decks +33% synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
40% of 15 decks +32% synergy
Invisible Stalker
33% of 15 decks +29% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33% of 15 decks +29% synergy
Incubation Druid
33% of 15 decks +30% synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
33% of 15 decks +30% synergy
Biophagus
33% of 15 decks +32% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33% of 15 decks +32% synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
33% of 15 decks +30% synergy
Birds of Paradise
33% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
33% of 15 decks +32% synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
33% of 15 decks +32% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Willbreaker
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Danny Pink
27% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Scute Swarm
27% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Freestrider Lookout
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Ohran Frostfang
27% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Persistent Constrictor
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Thrummingbird
27% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Tyranid Prime
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Flux Channeler
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Spark Double
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Cephalid Constable
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Hand of the Praetors
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Warden of the Grove
18% of 11 decks +16% synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Bloodroot Apothecary
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
13% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Plague Myr
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
47% of 15 decks +39% synergy
Infectious Bite
40% of 15 decks +39% synergy
Atomize
33% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Beast Within
33% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Counterspell
33% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Experimental Augury
27% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Vraska's Fall
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Tainted Strike
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Inspiring Call
27% of 15 decks +16% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20% of 15 decks +0% synergy
Whisper of the Dross
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Ripples of Potential
20% of 15 decks +16% synergy
Sultai Charm
20% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Repulsive Mutation
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Mana Drain
20% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Denial
20% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Radstorm
20% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Fell the Profane
13% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Abrupt Decay
13% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Reject Imperfection
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Gaea's Gift
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Negate
13% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Growth Spiral
13% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Stubborn Denial
13% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Anoint with Affliction
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Bring the Ending
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Tear Asunder
13% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Corrupted Resolve
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Steady Progress
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Instill Infection
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Hero's Downfall
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Rollick
7% of 15 decks -6% synergy
Pongify
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Frantic Search
7% of 15 decks -1% synergy
Heroic Intervention
7% of 15 decks -14% synergy
Fog
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Refute
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Brainstorm
7% of 15 decks -0% synergy
Spore Cloud
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Wrap in Vigor
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Archdruid's Charm
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Krosan Grip
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Grim Affliction
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Defile
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Ram Through
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
40% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
40% of 15 decks +39% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
40% of 15 decks +36% synergy
Drown in Ichor
33% of 15 decks +31% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Three Visits
27% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Neoform
27% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Rampant Growth
27% of 15 decks -11% synergy
Toxic Deluge
27% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Thirsting Roots
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Expand the Sphere
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Contentious Plan
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Season of Gathering
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Painful Truths
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Stock Up
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Ponder
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Diabolic Intent
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Chart a Course
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Windfall
7% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Lively Dirge
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Wurmquake
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Gaze of Granite
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Spread the Sickness
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Culling Ritual
7% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Distortion Strike
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Unearth
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Lórien Revealed
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Witch's Vengeance
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Whispering Madness
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Incremental Growth
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Reanimate
7% of 15 decks -15% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Preordain
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Life from the Loam
7% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Pestilent Haze
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Sunbringer's Touch
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Predatory Focus
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Doppelgang
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Uncage the Menagerie
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
33% of 15 decks +32% synergy
The Great Henge
27% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Bow of Nylea
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Lightning Greaves
13% of 15 decks -10% synergy
Lithoform Engine
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Trigon of Corruption
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Weapon Rack
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Luxa River Shrine
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Oracle's Vault
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Crawlspace
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Skeleton Key
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Titan Forge
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Surge Node
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Mirror Box
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Mithril Coat
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Culling Dais
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Sphinx-Bone Wand
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Mask of the Schemer
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Mirage Mirror
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Trigon of Infestation
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Grindclock
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Evolution Vat
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Otherworld Atlas
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Chimeric Mass
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Wand of Orcus
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Key to the City
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Agent's Toolkit
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Eternity Vessel
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Staff of Domination
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Angelheart Vial
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Necrogen Censer
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Scroll of the Masters
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Noble's Purse
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Plague Boiler
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Inexorable Tide
40% of 15 decks +31% synergy
Fight Rigging
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
27% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Hadana's Climb
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Nest of Scarabs
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Blowfly Infestation
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Guardian Project
20% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Phyresis
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
18% of 11 decks +13% synergy
Crumbling Ashes
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
13% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Glistening Oil
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Communal Brewing
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Master Chef
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Corrupted Conscience
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Defense of the Heart
13% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Doubling Season
7% of 15 decks -0% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Unstable Mutation
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7% of 15 decks -1% synergy
Illness in the Ranks
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Path of Discovery
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Ominous Seas
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Pernicious Deed
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Curse of Death's Hold
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Mirrormade
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Psionic Gift
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Copy Enchantment
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Remora
7% of 15 decks -10% synergy
Treachery
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Hardened Scales
7% of 15 decks -5% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Dismiss into Dream
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Vraska Joins Up
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Black Market Connections
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
One with Nature
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
40% of 15 decks +37% synergy
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
27% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Reliquary Tower
27% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Bojuka Bog
20% of 15 decks -5% synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Nesting Grounds
20% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
20% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
13% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Command Beacon
13% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Mistrise Village
8% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Kishla Village
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Dreadship Reef
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Rivendell
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Grasping Dunes
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Grim Backwoods
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Thespian's Stage
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Blighted Fen
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Dark Depths
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73% of 15 decks -9% synergy
Arcane Signet
60% of 15 decks -12% synergy
Glistening Sphere
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13% of 15 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13% of 15 decks -3% synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Staff of Compleation
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Dimir Signet
7% of 15 decks -3% synergy
Fellwar Stone
7% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Thought Vessel
7% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Bounty Board
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Island
100% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Forest
100% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Command Tower
93% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
67% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Zagoth Triome
67% of 15 decks +27% synergy
Breeding Pool
53% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
53% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
53% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
53% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Watery Grave
53% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Misty Rainforest
47% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
47% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Underground River
47% of 15 decks +29% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
47% of 15 decks +39% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
47% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
47% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
40% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Polluted Delta
40% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
33% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
27% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Morphic Pool
27% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Opulent Palace
27% of 15 decks -25% synergy
Undercity Sewers
20% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Waterlogged Grove
20% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Underground Mortuary
20% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Evolving Wilds
20% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Foreboding Landscape
20% of 15 decks -3% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Hedge Maze
20% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Willowrush Verge
15% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Wastewood Verge
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
13% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Fabled Passage
13% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13% of 15 decks -11% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13% of 15 decks -5% synergy
Mirrex
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Opal Palace
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Path of Ancestry
13% of 15 decks -6% synergy
Sunken Hollow
13% of 15 decks -23% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Flooded Grove
13% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Thornwood Falls
13% of 15 decks +6% synergy