Volrath, the Shapestealer
$0.63
$0.63Legendary 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
$0.27
Wildgrowth Archaic+7% Synergy
$0.27
Pensive Professor+6% Synergy
$0.38
Vicious Rivalry+3% Synergy
$0.30
Germination Practicum+3% Synergy
$7.80
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
$6.51
Black Sun's Zenith+65% Synergy
$0.38
Necroskitter+60% Synergy
$0.36
Spitting Dilophosaurus+55% Synergy
$26.96
Nest of Scarabs+54% Synergy
$5.07
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+53% Synergy
$0.59
Blowfly Infestation+51% Synergy
$0.30
Persistent Constrictor+50% Synergy
$13.95
Master Biomancer+49% Synergy
$0.86
Top Cards
The staple cards most Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks run as their core.
Forgotten Ancient+48% Synergy
$0.38
Obelisk Spider+47% Synergy
$2.83
Cold-Eyed Selkie+46% Synergy
$0.33
Tezzeret's Gambit+42% Synergy
$0.22
Evolution Sage+41% Synergy
$3.22
Thrummingbird+40% Synergy
$0.25
Beast Within+19% Synergy
$0.65
Cultivate+13% Synergy
$0.41
Assassin's Trophy+10% Synergy
$1.17
Farseek+5% Synergy
$0.46
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters game on their own.
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$69.59
Cyclonic Rift-1% Synergy
$39.16
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$119.25
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$30.65
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$69.17
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$63.43
Seedborn Muse-4% Synergy
$18.43
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$54.03
Creatures
Creatures that carry the -1/-1 Counters plan in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+37% Synergy
$0.76
Toxrill, the Corrosive+36% Synergy
$18.35
Blighted Agent+35% Synergy
$1.44
Rishkar, Peema Renegade+33% Synergy
$0.26
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+31% Synergy
$28.31
Wickerbough Elder+28% Synergy
$0.32
Kami of Whispered Hopes+28% Synergy
$4.17
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus+27% Synergy
$1.60
Spark Double+26% Synergy
$10.96
Incubation Druid+26% Synergy
$2.94
Silent Hallcreeper+26% Synergy
$1.21
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres+26% Synergy
$1.53
Cankerbloom+25% Synergy
$0.56
Vashta Nerada+25% Synergy
$3.31
Biophagus+24% Synergy
$16.40
Invisible Stalker+22% Synergy
$1.20
Champion of Lambholt+22% Synergy
$4.79
Dreamtide Whale+21% Synergy
$3.23
Maha, Its Feathers Night+21% Synergy
$21.26
Carnifex Demon+21% Synergy
$0.27
Fathom Mage+20% Synergy
$0.82
Viral Drake+19% Synergy
$2.00
Dread Tiller+19% Synergy
$0.29
Flux Channeler+18% Synergy
$2.99
Ouroboroid+17% Synergy
$36.00
Spawnwrithe+17% Synergy
$0.39
Pollywog Prodigy+16% Synergy
$6.09
Devoted Druid+16% Synergy
$1.26
Giggling Skitterspike+16% Synergy
$13.07
Bloated Contaminator+16% Synergy
$3.12
Renata, Called to the Hunt+15% Synergy
$0.21
Evolution Witness+14% Synergy
$0.28
Progenitor Mimic+14% Synergy
$1.68
Clever Impersonator+13% Synergy
$3.93
Oft-Nabbed Goat+13% Synergy
$0.32
Soul Snuffers+13% Synergy
$0.30
Glen Elendra Guardian+12% Synergy
$0.42
Agent Frank Horrigan+12% Synergy
$4.44
Phyrexian Metamorph+12% Synergy
$2.21
Altered Ego+12% Synergy
$0.28
Naga Fleshcrafter+12% Synergy
$0.35
Nacatl War-Pride+12% Synergy
$1.89
Tainted Observer+12% Synergy
$0.29
Glasspool Mimic+11% Synergy
$6.46
Plague Stinger+11% Synergy
$0.40
Warden of the Grove+10% Synergy
$2.13
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+8% Synergy
$51.04
Scute Swarm+1% Synergy
$8.53
Birds of Paradise-1% Synergy
$8.98
Sakura-Tribe Elder-8% Synergy
$0.47
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters deck ahead.
Grim Affliction+32% Synergy
$0.32
Experimental Augury+28% Synergy
$0.24
Revitalizing Repast+26% Synergy
$2.10
Atomize+22% Synergy
$8.69
Mutational Advantage+13% Synergy
$7.48
Return of the Wildspeaker+13% Synergy
$2.56
Prologue to Phyresis+13% Synergy
$1.01
Repulsive Mutation+12% Synergy
$0.58
Tainted Strike+12% Synergy
$3.23
Ripples of Potential+11% Synergy
$4.44
Slip Out the Back+11% Synergy
$5.15
Snakeskin Veil+10% Synergy
$0.25
Heroic Intervention+9% Synergy
$17.60
Whisper of the Dross+9% Synergy
$0.30
Infectious Bite+9% Synergy
$0.58
Vraska's Fall+8% Synergy
$0.33
Gaea's Gift+8% Synergy
$0.86
Steady Progress+8% Synergy
$0.26
Double Major+7% Synergy
$2.51
Golgari Charm+7% Synergy
$1.90
Sultai Charm+6% Synergy
$0.33
Reject Imperfection+6% Synergy
$0.32
Fuel for the Cause+6% Synergy
$0.39
Inspiring Call+5% Synergy
$0.39
Stubborn Denial+5% Synergy
$4.48
Serum Snare+5% Synergy
$0.32
Vastwood Fortification+5% Synergy
$0.25
Pongify+4% Synergy
$3.05
Counterspell+3% Synergy
$4.28
Rapid Hybridization+3% Synergy
$0.79
Nature's Claim+3% Synergy
$1.31
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.30
Krosan Grip+3% Synergy
$1.73
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Denial+2% Synergy
$1.72
Sink into Stupor+2% Synergy
$9.48
Radstorm+2% Synergy
$5.41
Reality Shift+1% Synergy
$0.35
Growth Spiral0% Synergy
$0.33
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$5.74
Brainstorm0% Synergy
$0.56
Tear Asunder-1% Synergy
$0.61
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$28.68
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$56.44
Putrefy-3% Synergy
$0.32
Abrupt Decay-3% Synergy
$2.62
An Offer You Can't Refuse-4% Synergy
$3.07
Swan Song-5% Synergy
$10.69
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$7.28
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the -1/-1 Counters game plan forward for Volrath, the Shapestealer.
Unnatural Restoration+30% Synergy
$1.34
Drown in Ichor+24% Synergy
$0.83
Contentious Plan+17% Synergy
$0.32
Kodama's Reach+14% Synergy
$1.77
Infectious Inquiry+12% Synergy
$0.35
Rishkar's Expertise+11% Synergy
$5.48
Thirsting Roots+11% Synergy
$0.57
Aberrant Return+11% Synergy
$0.27
Nature's Lore+9% Synergy
$2.23
Persist+9% Synergy
$0.71
Phyresis Outbreak+9% Synergy
$12.61
Incremental Blight+9% Synergy
$0.25
Toxic Deluge+8% Synergy
$5.02
Rite of Replication+6% Synergy
$0.29
Eventide's Shadow+6% Synergy
$0.20
Expand the Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.28
Liliana's Influence+6% Synergy
$0.28
Smell Fear+6% Synergy
$0.28
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+5% Synergy
$9.57
Season of Gathering+5% Synergy
$7.35
Vat Emergence+5% Synergy
$0.32
Scarscale Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.11
Triumph of the Hordes+4% Synergy
$11.06
Neoform+3% Synergy
$0.95
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.05
Doppelgang+2% Synergy
$1.59
Three Visits+1% Synergy
$5.55
Skyshroud Claim+1% Synergy
$1.08
Rampant Growth-2% Synergy
$1.28
Damnation-2% Synergy
$21.01
Culling Ritual-7% Synergy
$0.53
Villainous Wealth-9% Synergy
$0.38
Reanimate-11% Synergy
$10.10
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Contagion Clasp+38% Synergy
$0.36
Contagion Engine+38% Synergy
$14.32
The Great Henge+17% Synergy
$65.74
Swiftfoot Boots+8% Synergy
$1.98
Mirror Box+8% Synergy
$4.73
Cauldron of Souls+8% Synergy
$8.87
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+7% Synergy
$7.00
Mirage Mirror+7% Synergy
$0.29
Agent's Toolkit+7% Synergy
$5.97
Helm of the Host+6% Synergy
$5.21
Sword of Truth and Justice+5% Synergy
$33.25
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+5% Synergy
$41.30
The Ozolith+4% Synergy
$61.33
Lightning Greaves0% Synergy
$4.10
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the -1/-1 Counters strategy in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks.
Crumbling Ashes+39% Synergy
$26.10
Innkeeper's Talent+26% Synergy
$10.01
Inexorable Tide+25% Synergy
$5.79
Flourishing Defenses+17% Synergy
$0.51
Hadana's Climb+16% Synergy
$2.33
Tribute to the World Tree+15% Synergy
$14.69
Hollowmurk Siege+14% Synergy
$1.11
Fight Rigging+13% Synergy
$0.96
Unspeakable Symbol+13% Synergy
$3.57
Simic Ascendancy+9% Synergy
$0.45
Primal Empathy+7% Synergy
$0.32
Court of Garenbrig+6% Synergy
$16.20
Phyresis+6% Synergy
$2.52
Corrupted Conscience+6% Synergy
$0.51
Vraska Joins Up+5% Synergy
$1.02
Master Chef+5% Synergy
$0.28
Glistening Oil+5% Synergy
$12.91
Bred for the Hunt+3% Synergy
$0.47
Phyrexian Arena+2% Synergy
$4.16
Terrasymbiosis+1% Synergy
$9.87
Garruk's Uprising-1% Synergy
$0.58
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$27.56
Aqueous Form-1% Synergy
$0.29
Doubling Season-2% Synergy
$35.16
Hardened Scales-4% Synergy
$3.14
Guardian Project-4% Synergy
$15.41
Mystic Remora-10% Synergy
$13.77
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters game plan.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+20% Synergy
$2.78
Liliana, Death Wielder+10% Synergy
$0.38
Oko, the Ringleader+7% Synergy
$0.44
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+5% Synergy
$0.29
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+43% Synergy
$2.71
Nesting Grounds+36% Synergy
$0.32
Llanowar Reborn+16% Synergy
$0.31
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.77
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+13% Synergy
$0.38
Arcane Lighthouse+11% Synergy
$1.79
Novijen, Heart of Progress+10% Synergy
$0.38
Bojuka Bog+8% Synergy
$1.40
Volrath's Stronghold+7% Synergy
$136.49
Inkmoth Nexus+7% Synergy
$13.28
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+6% Synergy
$16.76
Grasping Dunes+6% Synergy
$0.30
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$55.48
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.45
Alchemist's Refuge+1% Synergy
$0.41
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$4.23
Boseiju, Who Endures-2% Synergy
$49.49
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$26.55
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.32
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$10.64
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters strategy.
Glistening Sphere+12% Synergy
$13.25
Everflowing Chalice+9% Synergy
$0.30
Bender's Waterskin+6% Synergy
$0.93
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$4.00
Simic Signet+5% Synergy
$0.39
Golgari Signet+5% Synergy
$0.34
Astral Cornucopia+5% Synergy
$0.27
Replicating Ring+5% Synergy
$1.58
Chromatic Lantern+3% Synergy
$0.73
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$0.29
Arcane Signet+1% Synergy
$0.49
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$1.04
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.34
Talisman of Resilience-1% Synergy
$0.47
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.31
Talisman of Curiosity-5% Synergy
$0.53
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$0.45
Lands
The mana base behind Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters decks.
Revitalizing Repast+26% Synergy
$2.10
Zagoth Triome+16% Synergy
$21.95
Yavimaya Coast+16% Synergy
$0.67
Rejuvenating Springs+13% Synergy
$3.98
Undergrowth Stadium+12% Synergy
$5.38
Glasspool Mimic+11% Synergy
$6.46
Llanowar Wastes+9% Synergy
$1.09
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$28.05
Flooded Grove+7% Synergy
$0.31
Forest+6% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.10
Opulent Palace+6% Synergy
$0.36
Shipwreck Marsh+6% Synergy
$1.25
Island+5% Synergy
$0.07
Darkbore Pathway+5% Synergy
$6.45
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.25
Underground River+4% Synergy
$0.59
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.30
Breeding Pool+3% Synergy
$9.57
Foreboding Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.27
Deathcap Glade+3% Synergy
$2.39
Twilight Mire+3% Synergy
$0.36
Overgrown Tomb+2% Synergy
$8.77
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$10.08
Dreamroot Cascade+2% Synergy
$1.15
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.05
Sunken Hollow+1% Synergy
$0.37
Simic Growth Chamber+1% Synergy
$0.37
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$0.45
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.37
Hinterland Harbor-1% Synergy
$0.38
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.29
Golgari Rot Farm-1% Synergy
$0.33
Woodland Cemetery-2% Synergy
$1.12
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.32
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$0.64
Path of Ancestry-3% Synergy
$0.27
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.34
Bayou-3% Synergy
Tropical Island-3% Synergy
Hedge Maze-4% Synergy
$13.00
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.19
Underground Sea-4% Synergy
Misty Rainforest-5% Synergy
$35.75
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Malady-5% Synergy
$0.36
Verdant Catacombs-6% Synergy
$29.04
Polluted Delta-7% Synergy
$19.87
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$16.47
Darkwater Catacombs-8% Synergy
$0.34
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
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest // Shameless Charlatan
The Sixth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Etrata, the Silencer
Keiga, the Tide Star
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Esix, Fractal Bloom
Sakashima the Impostor
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Dungeon Delver
Volo, Guide to Monsters
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
Massacre Girl
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Shameless Charlatan
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
Lonis, Genetics Expert
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Rayami, First of the Fallen