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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
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Icetill Explorer
9% of 11 decks -8% synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Hemosymbic Mite
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Generous Patron
64% of 25 decks +63% synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
56% of 25 decks +48% synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
48% of 25 decks +47% synergy
Forgotten Ancient
52% of 25 decks +47% synergy
Master Biomancer
44% of 25 decks +40% synergy
Necroskitter
40% of 25 decks +39% synergy
Champion of Lambholt
40% of 25 decks +38% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40% of 25 decks +35% synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
36% of 25 decks +35% synergy
Vashta Nerada
36% of 25 decks +35% synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
48% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Farseek
44% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
36% of 25 decks +34% synergy
The Great Henge
36% of 25 decks +30% synergy
Birds of Paradise
36% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
36% of 25 decks +29% synergy
Beast Within
36% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Nature's Lore
36% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Cultivate
36% of 25 decks -7% synergy
Fathom Mage
36% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
16% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Worldly Tutor
12% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Ancient Tomb
8% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Demonic Tutor
8% of 25 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Incubation Druid
32% of 25 decks +28% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
32% of 25 decks +30% synergy
Spark Double
28% of 25 decks +23% synergy
Evolution Sage
28% of 25 decks +20% synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
28% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Cankerbloom
28% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Biophagus
28% of 25 decks +26% synergy
Defiler of Vigor
24% of 25 decks +23% synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
24% of 25 decks +20% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
24% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Willbreaker
24% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Blighted Agent
24% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Bloated Contaminator
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Invisible Stalker
20% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Cephalid Constable
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Freestrider Lookout
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Persistent Constrictor
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Thrummingbird
20% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Spawnwrithe
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Ichor Rats
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Warden of the Grove
19% of 21 decks +17% synergy
Wickerbough Elder
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Danny Pink
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Experiment Kraj
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Contaminant Grafter
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Loyal Guardian
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Nacatl War-Pride
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Obelisk Spider
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Flux Channeler
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Scute Swarm
16% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Tireless Provisioner
16% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Ohran Frostfang
16% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
14% of 21 decks +14% synergy
Plague Stinger
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Bloom Tender
12% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Tyranid Prime
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Flesh Duplicate
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
36% of 25 decks +28% synergy
Inspiring Call
32% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Heroic Intervention
24% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Repulsive Mutation
24% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Growth Spiral
24% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Mana Drain
20% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Counterspell
20% of 25 decks -15% synergy
Tear Asunder
20% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Denial
20% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Fell the Profane
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Deadly Rollick
16% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Experimental Augury
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Abrupt Decay
16% of 25 decks +5% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Infectious Bite
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Ripples of Potential
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Atomize
16% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Sink into Stupor
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Slip Out the Back
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Stubborn Denial
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Silkguard
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
See Double
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Tyvar's Stand
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Whisper of the Dross
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Mutational Advantage
8% of 25 decks -2% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Nature's Claim
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Harrow
8% of 25 decks -3% synergy
Vraska's Fall
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Negate
8% of 25 decks -9% synergy
Entish Restoration
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Grim Affliction
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Radstorm
8% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Tangle
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Swan Song
8% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Tainted Strike
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Vastwood Fortification
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
32% of 25 decks -5% synergy
Toxic Deluge
32% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Unnatural Restoration
24% of 25 decks +20% synergy
Neoform
24% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
24% of 25 decks +20% synergy
Drown in Ichor
24% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Kodama's Reach
20% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Infectious Inquiry
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Three Visits
16% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Season of Gathering
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Villainous Wealth
16% of 25 decks -3% synergy
Contentious Plan
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Painful Truths
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Doppelgang
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Windfall
8% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Expand the Sphere
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Persist
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Lórien Revealed
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Reanimate
8% of 25 decks -13% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Unearth
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Distant Melody
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Thirsting Roots
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Rejoin the Fight
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
24% of 25 decks +20% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Mirror Box
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Lightning Greaves
16% of 25 decks -7% synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Mirage Mirror
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Contagion Engine
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
The Ozolith
8% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Bow of Nylea
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Agent's Toolkit
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Fireshrieker
8% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Eternity Vessel
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
32% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
24% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Fight Rigging
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
20% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Hadana's Climb
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Nest of Scarabs
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Inexorable Tide
16% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Blowfly Infestation
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Guardian Project
16% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Master Chef
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Call of the Ring
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Crumbling Ashes
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
10% of 21 decks +4% synergy
Endless Evil
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8% of 25 decks +0% synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Glistening Oil
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Mirrormade
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Nowhere to Run
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Journey to Eternity
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Remora
8% of 25 decks -9% synergy
Communal Brewing
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Dismiss into Dream
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Defense of the Heart
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Sphere Grid
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Oko, the Ringleader
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
32% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
32% of 25 decks +30% synergy
Llanowar Reborn
28% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Karn's Bastion
28% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Bojuka Bog
24% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Nesting Grounds
20% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
20% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Thespian's Stage
16% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Cabal Coffers
8% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Vesuva
8% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Grasping Dunes
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72% of 25 decks -10% synergy
Arcane Signet
68% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Herd Heirloom
19% of 21 decks +16% synergy
Glistening Sphere
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Bounty Board
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Simic Signet
8% of 25 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8% of 25 decks -9% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Victory Chimes
8% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Dimir Signet
8% of 25 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Island
100% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Forest
100% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Command Tower
92% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Swamp
92% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Breeding Pool
68% of 25 decks +23% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
60% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Zagoth Triome
60% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Misty Rainforest
56% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Exotic Orchard
56% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
56% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Watery Grave
56% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
48% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Polluted Delta
44% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
36% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
36% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
36% of 25 decks +28% synergy
Morphic Pool
32% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Opulent Palace
32% of 25 decks -20% synergy
Underground River
28% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Sunken Hollow
24% of 25 decks -13% synergy
Evolving Wilds
24% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Path of Ancestry
24% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Hedge Maze
24% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Fabled Passage
20% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Myriad Landscape
20% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Temple of Mystery
20% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Fell the Profane
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Undercity Sewers
16% of 25 decks -0% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Sink into Stupor
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Foreboding Landscape
16% of 25 decks -7% synergy
Underground Mortuary
16% of 25 decks -2% synergy
Flooded Grove
16% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Ash Barrens
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
City of Brass
12% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Tainted Wood
12% of 25 decks +2% synergy