Volrath, the Shapestealer
$0.58
$0.58Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Volrath, the Shapestealer players are trying out in -1/-1 Counters decks.
Topiary Lecturer+10% Synergy
$0.30
Wildgrowth Archaic+7% Synergy
$0.32
Pensive Professor+6% Synergy
$0.47
Vicious Rivalry+3% Synergy
$0.37
Germination Practicum+3% Synergy
$8.78
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the -1/-1 Counters theme.
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons+73% Synergy
$0.34
Generous Patron+70% Synergy
$7.44
Black Sun's Zenith+65% Synergy
$0.35
Necroskitter+60% Synergy
$0.77
Spitting Dilophosaurus+55% Synergy
$30.87
Nest of Scarabs+54% Synergy
$4.85
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+53% Synergy
$0.66
Blowfly Infestation+51% Synergy
$0.38
Persistent Constrictor+50% Synergy
$13.54
Master Biomancer+49% Synergy
$0.75
Top Cards
The staple cards most Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks run as their core.
Forgotten Ancient+48% Synergy
$0.39
Obelisk Spider+47% Synergy
$3.11
Cold-Eyed Selkie+46% Synergy
$0.35
Tezzeret's Gambit+42% Synergy
$0.29
Evolution Sage+41% Synergy
$2.34
Thrummingbird+40% Synergy
$0.29
Beast Within+19% Synergy
$0.46
Cultivate+13% Synergy
$0.34
Assassin's Trophy+10% Synergy
$0.70
Farseek+5% Synergy
$0.53
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters game on their own.
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$72.26
Cyclonic Rift-1% Synergy
$40.14
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$131.68
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$26.56
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$76.77
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$54.33
Seedborn Muse-4% Synergy
$14.50
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$60.01
Creatures
Creatures that carry the -1/-1 Counters plan in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+37% Synergy
$0.82
Toxrill, the Corrosive+36% Synergy
$17.68
Blighted Agent+35% Synergy
$0.96
Rishkar, Peema Renegade+33% Synergy
$0.17
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+31% Synergy
$32.14
Wickerbough Elder+28% Synergy
$0.27
Kami of Whispered Hopes+28% Synergy
$2.44
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus+27% Synergy
$1.37
Spark Double+26% Synergy
$13.70
Incubation Druid+26% Synergy
$2.41
Silent Hallcreeper+26% Synergy
$1.53
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres+26% Synergy
$0.90
Cankerbloom+25% Synergy
$0.77
Vashta Nerada+25% Synergy
$2.91
Biophagus+24% Synergy
$18.08
Invisible Stalker+22% Synergy
$2.25
Champion of Lambholt+22% Synergy
$3.97
Dreamtide Whale+21% Synergy
$1.97
Maha, Its Feathers Night+21% Synergy
$22.19
Carnifex Demon+21% Synergy
$0.26
Fathom Mage+20% Synergy
$0.41
Viral Drake+19% Synergy
$2.07
Dread Tiller+19% Synergy
$0.22
Flux Channeler+18% Synergy
$3.77
Ouroboroid+17% Synergy
$27.41
Spawnwrithe+17% Synergy
$0.35
Pollywog Prodigy+16% Synergy
$6.10
Devoted Druid+16% Synergy
$0.41
Giggling Skitterspike+16% Synergy
$12.87
Bloated Contaminator+16% Synergy
$3.39
Renata, Called to the Hunt+15% Synergy
$0.22
Evolution Witness+14% Synergy
$0.27
Progenitor Mimic+14% Synergy
$1.39
Clever Impersonator+13% Synergy
$5.26
Oft-Nabbed Goat+13% Synergy
$0.28
Soul Snuffers+13% Synergy
$0.23
Glen Elendra Guardian+12% Synergy
$0.39
Agent Frank Horrigan+12% Synergy
$6.17
Phyrexian Metamorph+12% Synergy
$2.11
Altered Ego+12% Synergy
$0.25
Naga Fleshcrafter+12% Synergy
$0.33
Nacatl War-Pride+12% Synergy
$1.55
Tainted Observer+12% Synergy
$0.29
Glasspool Mimic+11% Synergy
$6.83
Plague Stinger+11% Synergy
$0.41
Warden of the Grove+10% Synergy
$2.30
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+8% Synergy
$53.75
Scute Swarm+1% Synergy
$8.89
Birds of Paradise-1% Synergy
$7.76
Sakura-Tribe Elder-8% Synergy
$0.34
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters deck ahead.
Grim Affliction+32% Synergy
$0.36
Experimental Augury+28% Synergy
$0.30
Revitalizing Repast+26% Synergy
$0.70
Atomize+22% Synergy
$11.73
Mutational Advantage+13% Synergy
$7.71
Return of the Wildspeaker+13% Synergy
$1.00
Prologue to Phyresis+13% Synergy
$0.63
Repulsive Mutation+12% Synergy
$0.67
Tainted Strike+12% Synergy
$2.46
Ripples of Potential+11% Synergy
$2.53
Slip Out the Back+11% Synergy
$4.28
Snakeskin Veil+10% Synergy
$0.21
Heroic Intervention+9% Synergy
$14.29
Whisper of the Dross+9% Synergy
$0.34
Infectious Bite+9% Synergy
$0.89
Vraska's Fall+8% Synergy
$0.36
Gaea's Gift+8% Synergy
$0.77
Steady Progress+8% Synergy
$0.27
Double Major+7% Synergy
$3.08
Golgari Charm+7% Synergy
$1.63
Sultai Charm+6% Synergy
$0.26
Reject Imperfection+6% Synergy
$0.24
Fuel for the Cause+6% Synergy
$0.26
Inspiring Call+5% Synergy
$0.37
Stubborn Denial+5% Synergy
$3.04
Serum Snare+5% Synergy
$0.26
Vastwood Fortification+5% Synergy
$0.22
Pongify+4% Synergy
$1.54
Counterspell+3% Synergy
$3.77
Rapid Hybridization+3% Synergy
$0.96
Nature's Claim+3% Synergy
$1.03
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.15
Krosan Grip+3% Synergy
$1.69
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Denial+2% Synergy
$1.92
Sink into Stupor+2% Synergy
$5.19
Radstorm+2% Synergy
$5.54
Reality Shift+1% Synergy
$0.40
Growth Spiral0% Synergy
$0.32
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$2.42
Brainstorm0% Synergy
$1.62
Tear Asunder-1% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$27.53
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$56.81
Putrefy-3% Synergy
$0.25
Abrupt Decay-3% Synergy
$2.59
An Offer You Can't Refuse-4% Synergy
$2.39
Swan Song-5% Synergy
$8.50
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$11.92
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the -1/-1 Counters game plan forward for Volrath, the Shapestealer.
Unnatural Restoration+30% Synergy
$1.51
Drown in Ichor+24% Synergy
$0.55
Contentious Plan+17% Synergy
$0.27
Kodama's Reach+14% Synergy
$1.54
Infectious Inquiry+12% Synergy
$0.38
Rishkar's Expertise+11% Synergy
$3.82
Thirsting Roots+11% Synergy
$0.69
Aberrant Return+11% Synergy
$0.31
Nature's Lore+9% Synergy
$1.96
Persist+9% Synergy
$1.27
Phyresis Outbreak+9% Synergy
$11.23
Incremental Blight+9% Synergy
$0.25
Toxic Deluge+8% Synergy
$3.31
Rite of Replication+6% Synergy
$0.32
Eventide's Shadow+6% Synergy
$0.22
Expand the Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.28
Liliana's Influence+6% Synergy
$0.34
Smell Fear+6% Synergy
$0.28
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+5% Synergy
$11.28
Season of Gathering+5% Synergy
$6.86
Vat Emergence+5% Synergy
$0.28
Scarscale Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.13
Triumph of the Hordes+4% Synergy
$12.36
Neoform+3% Synergy
$0.80
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$5.68
Doppelgang+2% Synergy
$1.62
Three Visits+1% Synergy
$4.60
Skyshroud Claim+1% Synergy
$0.92
Rampant Growth-2% Synergy
$0.47
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.72
Culling Ritual-7% Synergy
$0.41
Villainous Wealth-9% Synergy
$0.39
Reanimate-11% Synergy
$8.61
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Contagion Clasp+38% Synergy
$0.33
Contagion Engine+38% Synergy
$13.57
The Great Henge+17% Synergy
$62.89
Swiftfoot Boots+8% Synergy
$2.46
Mirror Box+8% Synergy
$4.92
Cauldron of Souls+8% Synergy
$9.44
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+7% Synergy
$5.02
Mirage Mirror+7% Synergy
$0.33
Agent's Toolkit+7% Synergy
$6.01
Helm of the Host+6% Synergy
$5.72
Sword of Truth and Justice+5% Synergy
$35.22
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+5% Synergy
$39.14
The Ozolith+4% Synergy
$65.54
Lightning Greaves0% Synergy
$3.66
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the -1/-1 Counters strategy in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks.
Crumbling Ashes+39% Synergy
$31.94
Innkeeper's Talent+26% Synergy
$7.95
Inexorable Tide+25% Synergy
$4.31
Flourishing Defenses+17% Synergy
$1.45
Hadana's Climb+16% Synergy
$3.03
Tribute to the World Tree+15% Synergy
$12.72
Hollowmurk Siege+14% Synergy
$0.96
Fight Rigging+13% Synergy
$0.48
Unspeakable Symbol+13% Synergy
$3.57
Simic Ascendancy+9% Synergy
$0.52
Primal Empathy+7% Synergy
$0.28
Court of Garenbrig+6% Synergy
$15.55
Phyresis+6% Synergy
$1.35
Corrupted Conscience+6% Synergy
$0.80
Vraska Joins Up+5% Synergy
$0.64
Master Chef+5% Synergy
$0.23
Glistening Oil+5% Synergy
$13.32
Bred for the Hunt+3% Synergy
$0.50
Phyrexian Arena+2% Synergy
$4.33
Terrasymbiosis+1% Synergy
$7.75
Garruk's Uprising-1% Synergy
$0.55
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$28.04
Aqueous Form-1% Synergy
$0.36
Doubling Season-2% Synergy
$32.23
Hardened Scales-4% Synergy
$2.09
Guardian Project-4% Synergy
$12.11
Mystic Remora-10% Synergy
$12.67
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters game plan.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+20% Synergy
$0.73
Liliana, Death Wielder+10% Synergy
$0.39
Oko, the Ringleader+7% Synergy
$0.39
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+5% Synergy
$0.21
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+43% Synergy
$2.27
Nesting Grounds+36% Synergy
$0.31
Llanowar Reborn+16% Synergy
$0.26
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.40
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+13% Synergy
$0.35
Arcane Lighthouse+11% Synergy
$1.28
Novijen, Heart of Progress+10% Synergy
$0.39
Bojuka Bog+8% Synergy
$0.95
Volrath's Stronghold+7% Synergy
$113.83
Inkmoth Nexus+7% Synergy
$13.91
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+6% Synergy
$14.92
Grasping Dunes+6% Synergy
$0.33
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$63.85
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.48
Alchemist's Refuge+1% Synergy
$0.63
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$3.36
Boseiju, Who Endures-2% Synergy
$49.11
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$27.39
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.29
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$11.29
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters strategy.
Glistening Sphere+12% Synergy
$12.90
Everflowing Chalice+9% Synergy
$0.28
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$1.04
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$3.44
Simic Signet+5% Synergy
$0.35
Golgari Signet+5% Synergy
$0.30
Astral Cornucopia+5% Synergy
$0.26
Replicating Ring+5% Synergy
$0.87
Chromatic Lantern+3% Synergy
$0.82
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$1.25
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.69
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$0.70
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.84
Talisman of Resilience-1% Synergy
$0.33
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.26
Talisman of Curiosity-5% Synergy
$0.44
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$0.97
Lands
The mana base behind Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters decks.
Revitalizing Repast+26% Synergy
$0.70
Zagoth Triome+16% Synergy
$25.00
Yavimaya Coast+16% Synergy
$0.36
Rejuvenating Springs+13% Synergy
$3.68
Undergrowth Stadium+12% Synergy
$5.69
Glasspool Mimic+11% Synergy
$6.83
Llanowar Wastes+9% Synergy
$0.54
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$28.38
Flooded Grove+7% Synergy
$0.30
Forest+6% Synergy
$0.17
Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.14
Opulent Palace+6% Synergy
$0.34
Shipwreck Marsh+6% Synergy
$7.43
Island+5% Synergy
$0.21
Darkbore Pathway+5% Synergy
$6.14
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.34
Underground River+4% Synergy
$1.49
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.24
Breeding Pool+3% Synergy
$9.06
Foreboding Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.20
Deathcap Glade+3% Synergy
$2.21
Twilight Mire+3% Synergy
$0.39
Overgrown Tomb+2% Synergy
$10.00
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$9.28
Dreamroot Cascade+2% Synergy
$0.87
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$5.68
Sunken Hollow+1% Synergy
$0.32
Simic Growth Chamber+1% Synergy
$0.34
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$4.23
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.36
Hinterland Harbor-1% Synergy
$0.32
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.33
Golgari Rot Farm-1% Synergy
$0.31
Woodland Cemetery-2% Synergy
$0.46
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.28
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$1.05
Path of Ancestry-3% Synergy
$0.31
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.31
Bayou-3% Synergy
Tropical Island-3% Synergy
Hedge Maze-4% Synergy
$11.09
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.28
Underground Sea-4% Synergy
Misty Rainforest-5% Synergy
$35.70
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of Malady-5% Synergy
$0.30
Verdant Catacombs-6% Synergy
$28.51
Polluted Delta-7% Synergy
$19.37
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$12.91
Darkwater Catacombs-8% Synergy
$0.47
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Volrath, the Shapestealer: -1/-1 Counters.
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Grandmother Sengir
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Vhati il-Dal
Zaxara, the Exemplary
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Vorosh, the Hunter
Damia, Sage of Stone
Jorn, God of Winter
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Etrata, the Silencer
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest // Shameless Charlatan
The Sixth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Esix, Fractal Bloom
Keiga, the Tide Star
Sakashima the Impostor
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
Volo, Guide to Monsters
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Dungeon Delver
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Shameless Charlatan
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Massacre Girl
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
Lonis, Genetics Expert
Rayami, First of the Fallen