Volrath, the Shapestealer
$0.65
$0.65Legendary 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
$0.26
Wildgrowth Archaic+7% Synergy
$0.29
Pensive Professor+6% Synergy
$0.42
Vicious Rivalry+3% Synergy
$0.31
Germination Practicum+3% Synergy
$9.38
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
$0.29
Generous Patron+70% Synergy
$7.14
Black Sun's Zenith+65% Synergy
$0.37
Necroskitter+60% Synergy
$0.37
Spitting Dilophosaurus+55% Synergy
$27.99
Nest of Scarabs+54% Synergy
$5.89
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+53% Synergy
$0.49
Blowfly Infestation+51% Synergy
$0.31
Persistent Constrictor+50% Synergy
$12.83
Master Biomancer+49% Synergy
$0.77
Top Cards
The staple cards most Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks run as their core.
Forgotten Ancient+48% Synergy
$0.36
Obelisk Spider+47% Synergy
$2.70
Cold-Eyed Selkie+46% Synergy
$0.38
Tezzeret's Gambit+42% Synergy
$0.30
Evolution Sage+41% Synergy
$2.26
Thrummingbird+40% Synergy
$0.27
Beast Within+19% Synergy
$0.62
Cultivate+13% Synergy
$0.43
Assassin's Trophy+10% Synergy
$0.95
Farseek+5% Synergy
$0.45
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters game on their own.
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$69.93
Cyclonic Rift-1% Synergy
$38.67
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$134.99
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$27.86
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$61.95
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$57.26
Seedborn Muse-4% Synergy
$16.98
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$54.82
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
$16.23
Blighted Agent+35% Synergy
$1.39
Rishkar, Peema Renegade+33% Synergy
$0.23
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+31% Synergy
$30.68
Wickerbough Elder+28% Synergy
$0.29
Kami of Whispered Hopes+28% Synergy
$3.68
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus+27% Synergy
$2.04
Spark Double+26% Synergy
$13.14
Incubation Druid+26% Synergy
$2.89
Silent Hallcreeper+26% Synergy
$1.79
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres+26% Synergy
$1.46
Cankerbloom+25% Synergy
$0.57
Vashta Nerada+25% Synergy
$2.81
Biophagus+24% Synergy
$15.35
Invisible Stalker+22% Synergy
$1.62
Champion of Lambholt+22% Synergy
$4.75
Dreamtide Whale+21% Synergy
$2.65
Maha, Its Feathers Night+21% Synergy
$21.60
Carnifex Demon+21% Synergy
$0.25
Fathom Mage+20% Synergy
$0.67
Viral Drake+19% Synergy
$1.98
Dread Tiller+19% Synergy
$0.29
Flux Channeler+18% Synergy
$3.57
Ouroboroid+17% Synergy
$33.08
Spawnwrithe+17% Synergy
$0.37
Pollywog Prodigy+16% Synergy
$6.76
Devoted Druid+16% Synergy
$1.05
Giggling Skitterspike+16% Synergy
$13.13
Bloated Contaminator+16% Synergy
$4.32
Renata, Called to the Hunt+15% Synergy
$0.26
Evolution Witness+14% Synergy
$0.24
Progenitor Mimic+14% Synergy
$1.39
Clever Impersonator+13% Synergy
$4.33
Oft-Nabbed Goat+13% Synergy
$0.31
Soul Snuffers+13% Synergy
$0.30
Glen Elendra Guardian+12% Synergy
$0.42
Agent Frank Horrigan+12% Synergy
$5.67
Phyrexian Metamorph+12% Synergy
$2.51
Altered Ego+12% Synergy
$0.25
Naga Fleshcrafter+12% Synergy
$0.35
Nacatl War-Pride+12% Synergy
$2.04
Tainted Observer+12% Synergy
$0.26
Glasspool Mimic+11% Synergy
$6.12
Plague Stinger+11% Synergy
$0.41
Warden of the Grove+10% Synergy
$1.84
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+8% Synergy
$54.92
Scute Swarm+1% Synergy
$8.67
Birds of Paradise-1% Synergy
$9.85
Sakura-Tribe Elder-8% Synergy
$0.35
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters deck ahead.
Grim Affliction+32% Synergy
$0.33
Experimental Augury+28% Synergy
$0.33
Revitalizing Repast+26% Synergy
$2.24
Atomize+22% Synergy
$10.71
Mutational Advantage+13% Synergy
$7.31
Return of the Wildspeaker+13% Synergy
$2.84
Prologue to Phyresis+13% Synergy
$0.65
Repulsive Mutation+12% Synergy
$0.60
Tainted Strike+12% Synergy
$3.00
Ripples of Potential+11% Synergy
$3.86
Slip Out the Back+11% Synergy
$5.08
Snakeskin Veil+10% Synergy
$0.27
Heroic Intervention+9% Synergy
$16.00
Whisper of the Dross+9% Synergy
$0.35
Infectious Bite+9% Synergy
$1.03
Vraska's Fall+8% Synergy
$0.36
Gaea's Gift+8% Synergy
$1.15
Steady Progress+8% Synergy
$0.29
Double Major+7% Synergy
$2.67
Golgari Charm+7% Synergy
$2.52
Sultai Charm+6% Synergy
$0.31
Reject Imperfection+6% Synergy
$0.28
Fuel for the Cause+6% Synergy
$0.36
Inspiring Call+5% Synergy
$0.40
Stubborn Denial+5% Synergy
$3.83
Serum Snare+5% Synergy
$0.33
Vastwood Fortification+5% Synergy
$0.24
Pongify+4% Synergy
$1.91
Counterspell+3% Synergy
$3.32
Rapid Hybridization+3% Synergy
$1.20
Nature's Claim+3% Synergy
$1.25
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.47
Krosan Grip+3% Synergy
$1.62
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.31
Arcane Denial+2% Synergy
$1.67
Sink into Stupor+2% Synergy
$6.91
Radstorm+2% Synergy
$5.47
Reality Shift+1% Synergy
$0.32
Growth Spiral0% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.86
Brainstorm0% Synergy
$1.41
Tear Asunder-1% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$27.91
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$57.71
Putrefy-3% Synergy
$0.35
Abrupt Decay-3% Synergy
$2.49
An Offer You Can't Refuse-4% Synergy
$3.83
Swan Song-5% Synergy
$11.36
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$5.94
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the -1/-1 Counters game plan forward for Volrath, the Shapestealer.
Unnatural Restoration+30% Synergy
$1.53
Drown in Ichor+24% Synergy
$0.78
Contentious Plan+17% Synergy
$0.33
Kodama's Reach+14% Synergy
$1.53
Infectious Inquiry+12% Synergy
$0.41
Rishkar's Expertise+11% Synergy
$4.48
Thirsting Roots+11% Synergy
$0.75
Aberrant Return+11% Synergy
$0.29
Nature's Lore+9% Synergy
$2.88
Persist+9% Synergy
$1.34
Phyresis Outbreak+9% Synergy
$11.96
Incremental Blight+9% Synergy
$0.26
Toxic Deluge+8% Synergy
$4.37
Rite of Replication+6% Synergy
$0.25
Eventide's Shadow+6% Synergy
$0.23
Expand the Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.31
Liliana's Influence+6% Synergy
$0.30
Smell Fear+6% Synergy
$0.23
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+5% Synergy
$11.93
Season of Gathering+5% Synergy
$7.16
Vat Emergence+5% Synergy
$0.35
Scarscale Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.12
Triumph of the Hordes+4% Synergy
$11.12
Neoform+3% Synergy
$1.13
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.78
Doppelgang+2% Synergy
$1.63
Three Visits+1% Synergy
$5.03
Skyshroud Claim+1% Synergy
$0.96
Rampant Growth-2% Synergy
$0.64
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.48
Culling Ritual-7% Synergy
$0.46
Villainous Wealth-9% Synergy
$0.39
Reanimate-11% Synergy
$9.76
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Contagion Clasp+38% Synergy
$0.37
Contagion Engine+38% Synergy
$13.41
The Great Henge+17% Synergy
$67.43
Swiftfoot Boots+8% Synergy
$2.28
Mirror Box+8% Synergy
$5.42
Cauldron of Souls+8% Synergy
$9.09
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+7% Synergy
$7.34
Mirage Mirror+7% Synergy
$0.32
Agent's Toolkit+7% Synergy
$6.36
Helm of the Host+6% Synergy
$5.98
Sword of Truth and Justice+5% Synergy
$31.63
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+5% Synergy
$37.49
The Ozolith+4% Synergy
$64.33
Lightning Greaves0% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the -1/-1 Counters strategy in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks.
Crumbling Ashes+39% Synergy
$28.97
Innkeeper's Talent+26% Synergy
$8.43
Inexorable Tide+25% Synergy
$3.66
Flourishing Defenses+17% Synergy
$1.07
Hadana's Climb+16% Synergy
$2.90
Tribute to the World Tree+15% Synergy
$14.22
Hollowmurk Siege+14% Synergy
$0.85
Fight Rigging+13% Synergy
$1.39
Unspeakable Symbol+13% Synergy
$2.66
Simic Ascendancy+9% Synergy
$0.55
Primal Empathy+7% Synergy
$0.32
Court of Garenbrig+6% Synergy
$16.46
Phyresis+6% Synergy
$2.92
Corrupted Conscience+6% Synergy
$0.67
Vraska Joins Up+5% Synergy
$1.00
Master Chef+5% Synergy
$0.26
Glistening Oil+5% Synergy
$12.32
Bred for the Hunt+3% Synergy
$0.50
Phyrexian Arena+2% Synergy
$4.43
Terrasymbiosis+1% Synergy
$9.59
Garruk's Uprising-1% Synergy
$0.50
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$26.02
Aqueous Form-1% Synergy
$0.31
Doubling Season-2% Synergy
$34.35
Hardened Scales-4% Synergy
$3.06
Guardian Project-4% Synergy
$13.16
Mystic Remora-10% Synergy
$13.04
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters game plan.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+20% Synergy
$0.96
Liliana, Death Wielder+10% Synergy
$0.40
Oko, the Ringleader+7% Synergy
$0.41
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+5% Synergy
$0.27
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+43% Synergy
$2.57
Nesting Grounds+36% Synergy
$0.35
Llanowar Reborn+16% Synergy
$0.32
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.36
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+13% Synergy
$0.42
Arcane Lighthouse+11% Synergy
$1.80
Novijen, Heart of Progress+10% Synergy
$0.44
Bojuka Bog+8% Synergy
$1.93
Volrath's Stronghold+7% Synergy
$124.58
Inkmoth Nexus+7% Synergy
$10.83
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+6% Synergy
$16.22
Grasping Dunes+6% Synergy
$0.33
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$54.58
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.48
Alchemist's Refuge+1% Synergy
$0.39
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$3.52
Boseiju, Who Endures-2% Synergy
$50.54
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$28.30
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.26
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$10.89
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters strategy.
Glistening Sphere+12% Synergy
$12.62
Everflowing Chalice+9% Synergy
$0.30
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$1.04
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$4.16
Simic Signet+5% Synergy
$0.37
Golgari Signet+5% Synergy
$0.30
Astral Cornucopia+5% Synergy
$0.30
Replicating Ring+5% Synergy
$1.18
Chromatic Lantern+3% Synergy
$0.87
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$1.20
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.89
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$0.89
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.55
Talisman of Resilience-1% Synergy
$0.71
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.34
Talisman of Curiosity-5% Synergy
$0.47
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$1.04
Lands
The mana base behind Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters decks.
Revitalizing Repast+26% Synergy
$2.24
Zagoth Triome+16% Synergy
$22.30
Yavimaya Coast+16% Synergy
$0.36
Rejuvenating Springs+13% Synergy
$4.44
Undergrowth Stadium+12% Synergy
$6.36
Glasspool Mimic+11% Synergy
$6.12
Llanowar Wastes+9% Synergy
$0.70
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$27.14
Flooded Grove+7% Synergy
$0.28
Forest+6% Synergy
$0.08
Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.08
Opulent Palace+6% Synergy
$0.37
Shipwreck Marsh+6% Synergy
$7.45
Island+5% Synergy
$0.08
Darkbore Pathway+5% Synergy
$6.15
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.31
Underground River+4% Synergy
$2.22
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.24
Breeding Pool+3% Synergy
$8.91
Foreboding Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.30
Deathcap Glade+3% Synergy
$2.69
Twilight Mire+3% Synergy
$0.41
Overgrown Tomb+2% Synergy
$8.09
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$9.66
Dreamroot Cascade+2% Synergy
$0.98
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.78
Sunken Hollow+1% Synergy
$0.33
Simic Growth Chamber+1% Synergy
$0.34
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$1.19
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.33
Hinterland Harbor-1% Synergy
$0.38
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.25
Golgari Rot Farm-1% Synergy
$0.33
Woodland Cemetery-2% Synergy
$0.66
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.28
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$1.11
Path of Ancestry-3% Synergy
$0.23
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.37
Bayou-3% Synergy
Tropical Island-3% Synergy
Hedge Maze-4% Synergy
$10.44
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.22
Underground Sea-4% Synergy
Misty Rainforest-5% Synergy
$35.90
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Malady-5% Synergy
$0.34
Verdant Catacombs-6% Synergy
$28.70
Polluted Delta-7% Synergy
$20.44
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$14.18
Darkwater Catacombs-8% Synergy
$0.38
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
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Vorosh, the Hunter
Zaxara, the Exemplary
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Grandmother Sengir
Vhati il-Dal
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Damia, Sage of Stone
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Jorn, God of Winter
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Lonis, Genetics Expert
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
The Most Dangerous Gamer
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Vorinclex
Karvanista, Loyal Lupari
Verazol, the Split Current
Aveline de Grandpré
Mimeoplasm, Revered One
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Mowu, Loyal Companion
Susan Foreman
Venom, Deadly Devourer
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
Graham O'Brien
Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
Marwyn, the Nurturer
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
Tanazir Quandrix
Vorel of the Hull Clade
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept