Volrath, the Shapestealer: -1/-1 Counters
$0.70
$0.70Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Volrath, the Shapestealer players are trying out in -1/-1 Counters decks.
Topiary Lecturer+11% Synergy
$0.33
Pensive Professor+6% Synergy
$0.58
Wildgrowth Archaic+4% Synergy
$0.36
Vicious Rivalry+3% Synergy
$0.44
Germination Practicum+2% Synergy
$11.43
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
$0.31
Generous Patron+70% Synergy
$8.16
Black Sun's Zenith+65% Synergy
$0.31
Necroskitter+60% Synergy
$1.02
Spitting Dilophosaurus+55% Synergy
$34.71
Nest of Scarabs+54% Synergy
$7.30
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+53% Synergy
$0.86
Blowfly Infestation+51% Synergy
$0.38
Persistent Constrictor+49% Synergy
$13.99
Master Biomancer+49% Synergy
$0.76
Top Cards
The staple cards most Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks run as their core.
Forgotten Ancient+48% Synergy
$0.30
Obelisk Spider+48% Synergy
$5.20
Cold-Eyed Selkie+46% Synergy
$0.32
Tezzeret's Gambit+43% Synergy
$0.28
Evolution Sage+42% Synergy
$2.60
Thrummingbird+41% Synergy
$0.28
Beast Within+19% Synergy
$0.46
Cultivate+13% Synergy
$0.30
Assassin's Trophy+10% Synergy
$0.75
Farseek+5% Synergy
$0.71
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters game on their own.
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$69.44
Cyclonic Rift-2% Synergy
$41.26
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$26.55
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$125.34
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$70.03
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$56.78
Seedborn Muse-4% Synergy
$15.22
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$62.01
Creatures
Creatures that carry the -1/-1 Counters plan in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+37% Synergy
$0.70
Toxrill, the Corrosive+36% Synergy
$17.67
Blighted Agent+35% Synergy
$1.78
Rishkar, Peema Renegade+33% Synergy
$0.17
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+31% Synergy
$37.59
Wickerbough Elder+30% Synergy
$0.26
Kami of Whispered Hopes+28% Synergy
$2.44
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus+27% Synergy
$1.17
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres+27% Synergy
$0.74
Spark Double+26% Synergy
$13.50
Incubation Druid+26% Synergy
$2.06
Silent Hallcreeper+26% Synergy
$1.98
Cankerbloom+25% Synergy
$0.66
Biophagus+25% Synergy
$16.75
Vashta Nerada+25% Synergy
$2.68
Invisible Stalker+22% Synergy
$0.99
Champion of Lambholt+22% Synergy
$4.13
Maha, Its Feathers Night+22% Synergy
$22.96
Dreamtide Whale+21% Synergy
$2.50
Carnifex Demon+21% Synergy
$0.27
Fathom Mage+19% Synergy
$0.36
Viral Drake+19% Synergy
$3.23
Dread Tiller+19% Synergy
$0.25
Flux Channeler+18% Synergy
$3.90
Ouroboroid+18% Synergy
$35.33
Devoted Druid+17% Synergy
$0.42
Bloated Contaminator+16% Synergy
$3.48
Giggling Skitterspike+16% Synergy
$11.58
Spawnwrithe+16% Synergy
$0.30
Pollywog Prodigy+15% Synergy
$5.98
Renata, Called to the Hunt+15% Synergy
$0.19
Progenitor Mimic+14% Synergy
$1.32
Evolution Witness+13% Synergy
$0.37
Clever Impersonator+13% Synergy
$4.30
Soul Snuffers+13% Synergy
$0.26
Glen Elendra Guardian+12% Synergy
$0.57
Agent Frank Horrigan+12% Synergy
$7.55
Phyrexian Metamorph+12% Synergy
$2.04
Altered Ego+12% Synergy
$0.28
Naga Fleshcrafter+12% Synergy
$0.28
Oft-Nabbed Goat+12% Synergy
$0.32
Tainted Observer+12% Synergy
$0.19
Nacatl War-Pride+12% Synergy
$1.39
Plague Stinger+11% Synergy
$0.50
Glasspool Mimic+10% Synergy
$6.52
Warden of the Grove+10% Synergy
$2.38
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+8% Synergy
$53.88
Scute Swarm+1% Synergy
$7.27
Birds of Paradise-1% Synergy
$13.48
Sakura-Tribe Elder-8% Synergy
$0.30
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters deck ahead.
Grim Affliction+32% Synergy
$0.40
Experimental Augury+28% Synergy
$0.33
Revitalizing Repast+25% Synergy
$0.95
Atomize+22% Synergy
$11.84
Mutational Advantage+14% Synergy
$7.95
Prologue to Phyresis+14% Synergy
$0.53
Repulsive Mutation+12% Synergy
$1.04
Return of the Wildspeaker+12% Synergy
$0.77
Tainted Strike+12% Synergy
$3.37
Ripples of Potential+11% Synergy
$1.96
Slip Out the Back+11% Synergy
$4.17
Snakeskin Veil+10% Synergy
$0.26
Whisper of the Dross+10% Synergy
$0.32
Infectious Bite+9% Synergy
$0.45
Vraska's Fall+9% Synergy
$0.36
Heroic Intervention+8% Synergy
$13.39
Gaea's Gift+8% Synergy
$1.22
Steady Progress+8% Synergy
$0.22
Double Major+7% Synergy
$2.85
Golgari Charm+7% Synergy
$1.27
Fuel for the Cause+7% Synergy
$0.38
Sultai Charm+6% Synergy
$0.18
Reject Imperfection+6% Synergy
$0.26
Inspiring Call+5% Synergy
$0.35
Stubborn Denial+5% Synergy
$4.72
Serum Snare+5% Synergy
$0.32
Vastwood Fortification+5% Synergy
$0.20
Counterspell+4% Synergy
$3.43
Pongify+4% Synergy
$1.98
Rapid Hybridization+3% Synergy
$0.60
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$12.67
Nature's Claim+3% Synergy
$1.03
Krosan Grip+3% Synergy
$1.60
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.14
Arcane Denial+2% Synergy
$1.46
Sink into Stupor+2% Synergy
$7.11
Radstorm+2% Synergy
$5.16
Reality Shift+1% Synergy
$0.28
Growth Spiral0% Synergy
$0.32
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.00
Brainstorm0% Synergy
$1.43
Tear Asunder-1% Synergy
$0.33
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$26.21
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$52.75
Putrefy-3% Synergy
$0.27
Abrupt Decay-3% Synergy
$2.14
An Offer You Can't Refuse-4% Synergy
$2.26
Swan Song-5% Synergy
$7.86
Dark Ritual-7% Synergy
$4.19
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the -1/-1 Counters game plan forward for Volrath, the Shapestealer.
Unnatural Restoration+30% Synergy
$1.49
Drown in Ichor+24% Synergy
$0.99
Contentious Plan+18% Synergy
$0.41
Kodama's Reach+14% Synergy
$1.14
Infectious Inquiry+13% Synergy
$0.37
Rishkar's Expertise+11% Synergy
$3.64
Thirsting Roots+11% Synergy
$0.60
Incremental Blight+10% Synergy
$0.26
Nature's Lore+9% Synergy
$2.31
Persist+9% Synergy
$1.04
Aberrant Return+9% Synergy
$0.28
Phyresis Outbreak+9% Synergy
$14.27
Toxic Deluge+8% Synergy
$4.98
Rite of Replication+6% Synergy
$0.28
Liliana's Influence+6% Synergy
$0.34
Expand the Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.16
Smell Fear+6% Synergy
$0.29
Eventide's Shadow+6% Synergy
$0.23
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+5% Synergy
$12.94
Season of Gathering+5% Synergy
$5.33
Vat Emergence+5% Synergy
$0.29
Scarscale Ritual+5% Synergy
$0.14
Triumph of the Hordes+4% Synergy
$13.71
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.57
Neoform+2% Synergy
$1.20
Doppelgang+2% Synergy
$2.27
Skyshroud Claim+1% Synergy
$0.87
Three Visits0% Synergy
$5.51
Rampant Growth-2% Synergy
$0.42
Damnation-2% Synergy
$21.38
Culling Ritual-7% Synergy
$0.43
Villainous Wealth-9% Synergy
$0.37
Reanimate-11% Synergy
$8.59
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Contagion Clasp+39% Synergy
$0.37
Contagion Engine+38% Synergy
$16.73
The Great Henge+16% Synergy
$67.97
Swiftfoot Boots+9% Synergy
$2.99
Mirror Box+8% Synergy
$5.01
Cauldron of Souls+8% Synergy
$8.27
Agent's Toolkit+8% Synergy
$5.49
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+7% Synergy
$3.87
Mirage Mirror+7% Synergy
$0.61
Helm of the Host+6% Synergy
$9.38
Sword of Truth and Justice+5% Synergy
$32.99
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+5% Synergy
$37.35
The Ozolith+4% Synergy
$68.87
Lightning Greaves0% Synergy
$3.93
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the -1/-1 Counters strategy in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks.
Crumbling Ashes+40% Synergy
$38.09
Inexorable Tide+25% Synergy
$4.21
Innkeeper's Talent+25% Synergy
$9.49
Flourishing Defenses+18% Synergy
$2.73
Tribute to the World Tree+15% Synergy
$12.70
Hadana's Climb+15% Synergy
$2.71
Hollowmurk Siege+14% Synergy
$1.18
Fight Rigging+13% Synergy
$0.42
Unspeakable Symbol+12% Synergy
$3.36
Simic Ascendancy+9% Synergy
$0.39
Primal Empathy+8% Synergy
$0.32
Court of Garenbrig+6% Synergy
$15.42
Phyresis+6% Synergy
$3.18
Corrupted Conscience+6% Synergy
$1.69
Vraska Joins Up+5% Synergy
$0.53
Master Chef+5% Synergy
$0.31
Glistening Oil+5% Synergy
$12.88
Phyrexian Arena+3% Synergy
$4.02
Terrasymbiosis+1% Synergy
$9.00
Garruk's Uprising-1% Synergy
$0.45
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$26.85
Aqueous Form-1% Synergy
$0.51
Doubling Season-2% Synergy
$32.33
Hardened Scales-4% Synergy
$1.83
Guardian Project-4% Synergy
$12.08
Mystic Remora-10% Synergy
$11.44
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters game plan.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+20% Synergy
$0.97
Liliana, Death Wielder+10% Synergy
$0.50
Oko, the Ringleader+7% Synergy
$0.49
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+5% Synergy
$0.32
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Volrath, the Shapestealer -1/-1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+44% Synergy
$2.16
Nesting Grounds+36% Synergy
$0.30
Llanowar Reborn+16% Synergy
$0.31
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.36
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+13% Synergy
$0.27
Arcane Lighthouse+11% Synergy
$1.41
Novijen, Heart of Progress+10% Synergy
$0.38
Bojuka Bog+8% Synergy
$0.63
Volrath's Stronghold+7% Synergy
$106.22
Inkmoth Nexus+7% Synergy
$12.75
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+6% Synergy
$15.55
Grasping Dunes+6% Synergy
$0.33
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$57.13
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.59
Alchemist's Refuge0% Synergy
$0.34
Reliquary Tower-1% Synergy
$2.76
Boseiju, Who Endures-3% Synergy
$53.40
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$31.72
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.32
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$11.57
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters strategy.
Glistening Sphere+12% Synergy
$14.80
Everflowing Chalice+10% Synergy
$0.36
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$4.17
Simic Signet+5% Synergy
$0.26
Astral Cornucopia+5% Synergy
$0.32
Replicating Ring+5% Synergy
$1.15
Bender's Waterskin+5% Synergy
$0.73
Golgari Signet+4% Synergy
$0.31
Chromatic Lantern+4% Synergy
$1.31
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
$1.19
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$0.60
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet0% Synergy
$0.46
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.25
Talisman of Resilience-1% Synergy
$0.33
Talisman of Curiosity-4% Synergy
$0.45
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$2.58
Lands
The mana base behind Volrath, the Shapestealer's -1/-1 Counters decks.
Revitalizing Repast+25% Synergy
$0.95
Zagoth Triome+16% Synergy
$25.24
Yavimaya Coast+16% Synergy
$0.28
Rejuvenating Springs+12% Synergy
$8.09
Undergrowth Stadium+11% Synergy
$5.71
Glasspool Mimic+10% Synergy
$6.52
Llanowar Wastes+9% Synergy
$0.43
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$27.85
Shipwreck Marsh+7% Synergy
$7.35
Flooded Grove+7% Synergy
$0.30
Forest+6% Synergy
$0.08
Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.07
Opulent Palace+6% Synergy
$0.35
Island+5% Synergy
$0.07
Underground River+4% Synergy
$1.42
Twilight Mire+4% Synergy
$0.35
Vineglimmer Snarl+4% Synergy
$0.31
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard+3% Synergy
$0.36
Breeding Pool+3% Synergy
$11.06
Foreboding Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.22
Deathcap Glade+3% Synergy
$1.60
Overgrown Tomb+2% Synergy
$10.05
Watery Grave+2% Synergy
$12.40
Dreamroot Cascade+2% Synergy
$0.75
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.57
Willowrush Verge+2% Synergy
$8.52
Sunken Hollow+1% Synergy
$0.36
Simic Growth Chamber+1% Synergy
$0.33
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$2.51
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.31
Hinterland Harbor-1% Synergy
$0.28
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.39
Golgari Rot Farm-1% Synergy
$0.30
Woodland Cemetery-2% Synergy
$0.39
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.24
Path of Ancestry-3% Synergy
$0.32
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$1.02
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.24
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.25
Bayou-4% Synergy
Tropical Island-4% Synergy
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.26
Hedge Maze-5% Synergy
$12.70
Misty Rainforest-6% Synergy
$36.10
Verdant Catacombs-6% Synergy
$32.22
Temple of Malady-6% Synergy
$0.29
Polluted Delta-7% Synergy
$18.92
Darkwater Catacombs-8% Synergy
$0.33
Underground Mortuary-8% Synergy
$16.55
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
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Etrata, the Silencer
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest // Shameless Charlatan
The Sixth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Keiga, the Tide Star
Sakashima the Impostor
Esix, Fractal Bloom
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
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Ascendant Evincar
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
Lonis, Genetics Expert
Rayami, First of the Fallen