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.
Pensive Professor+11% Synergy
$0.42
Topiary Lecturer+11% Synergy
$0.26
Wildgrowth Archaic+11% Synergy
$0.29
Germination Practicum+5% Synergy
$9.38
Striding Shotcaller+4% Synergy
$0.22
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.
Generous Patron+69% Synergy
$7.14
Master Biomancer+65% Synergy
$0.77
Forgotten Ancient+62% Synergy
$0.36
Cold-Eyed Selkie+56% Synergy
$0.38
Black Sun's Zenith+49% Synergy
$0.37
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons+43% Synergy
$0.29
Kami of Whispered Hopes+42% Synergy
$3.68
Biophagus+40% Synergy
$15.35
Spitting Dilophosaurus+39% Synergy
$27.99
Nesting Grounds+38% Synergy
$0.35
Top Cards
The staple cards most Volrath, the Shapestealer +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Rishkar, Peema Renegade+38% Synergy
$0.23
Invisible Stalker+36% Synergy
$1.62
Fathom Mage+34% Synergy
$0.67
Incubation Druid+34% Synergy
$2.89
Innkeeper's Talent+33% Synergy
$8.43
Beast Within+17% Synergy
$0.62
Assassin's Trophy+13% Synergy
$0.95
Nature's Lore+11% Synergy
$2.88
Cultivate+6% Synergy
$0.43
Farseek-1% 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-2% Synergy
$69.93
Cyclonic Rift-3% Synergy
$38.67
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$57.26
Worldly Tutor-4% Synergy
$27.86
Seedborn Muse-6% Synergy
$16.98
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$61.95
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Champion of Lambholt+35% Synergy
$4.75
Vashta Nerada+35% Synergy
$2.81
Persistent Constrictor+35% Synergy
$12.83
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+35% Synergy
$0.49
Necroskitter+34% Synergy
$0.37
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+34% Synergy
$0.82
Spawnwrithe+32% Synergy
$0.37
Blighted Agent+30% Synergy
$1.39
Silent Hallcreeper+28% Synergy
$1.79
Giggling Skitterspike+27% Synergy
$13.13
Evolution Witness+26% Synergy
$0.24
Thrummingbird+25% Synergy
$0.27
Spark Double+25% Synergy
$13.14
Pollywog Prodigy+23% Synergy
$6.76
Ouroboroid+23% Synergy
$33.08
Evolution Sage+22% Synergy
$2.26
Nacatl War-Pride+22% Synergy
$2.04
Toxrill, the Corrosive+20% Synergy
$16.23
Renata, Called to the Hunt+20% Synergy
$0.26
Viridian Joiner+20% Synergy
$0.49
Obelisk Spider+20% Synergy
$2.70
Wickerbough Elder+19% Synergy
$0.29
Scurry of Squirrels+18% Synergy
$4.78
Warden of the Grove+17% Synergy
$1.84
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+17% Synergy
$30.68
Arwen, Weaver of Hope+17% Synergy
$4.47
Defiler of Vigor+17% Synergy
$3.67
Cephalid Constable+16% Synergy
$5.24
Scute Swarm+15% Synergy
$8.67
Freestrider Lookout+15% Synergy
$0.40
Mist-Syndicate Naga+15% Synergy
$2.60
Loyal Guardian+15% Synergy
$0.30
Glasspool Mimic+14% Synergy
$6.12
Sylvan Caryatid+14% Synergy
$0.96
Naga Fleshcrafter+14% Synergy
$0.35
Willbreaker+14% Synergy
$1.79
Altered Ego+13% Synergy
$0.25
Plaxcaster Frogling+13% Synergy
$0.85
Cankerbloom+12% Synergy
$0.57
Phyrexian Metamorph+12% Synergy
$2.51
Progenitor Mimic+12% Synergy
$1.39
Biovisionary+12% Synergy
$0.49
Glen Elendra Guardian+11% Synergy
$0.42
Glen Elendra Archmage+11% Synergy
$10.56
Dreamtide Whale+11% Synergy
$2.65
Devoted Druid+11% Synergy
$1.05
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres+11% Synergy
$1.46
Gyre Sage+10% Synergy
$4.04
Birds of Paradise+4% Synergy
$9.85
Sakura-Tribe Elder-11% Synergy
$0.35
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Revitalizing Repast+33% Synergy
$2.24
Repulsive Mutation+26% Synergy
$0.60
Inspiring Call+23% Synergy
$0.40
Return of the Wildspeaker+20% Synergy
$2.84
Snakeskin Veil+18% Synergy
$0.27
Slip Out the Back+18% Synergy
$5.08
Gaea's Gift+15% Synergy
$1.15
Ripples of Potential+14% Synergy
$3.86
Stubborn Denial+13% Synergy
$3.83
Experimental Augury+13% Synergy
$0.33
Heroic Intervention+12% Synergy
$16.00
Grim Affliction+12% Synergy
$0.33
Prologue to Phyresis+10% Synergy
$0.65
Tainted Strike+8% Synergy
$3.00
Mutational Advantage+7% Synergy
$7.31
Rapid Hybridization+7% Synergy
$1.20
Malakir Rebirth+7% Synergy
$13.47
Infectious Bite+7% Synergy
$1.03
Vastwood Fortification+7% Synergy
$0.24
Vraska's Fall+6% Synergy
$0.36
Atomize+5% Synergy
$10.71
Double Major+5% Synergy
$2.67
Silkguard+5% Synergy
$0.47
Undying Malice+5% Synergy
$0.28
Arcane Denial+4% Synergy
$1.67
Tear Asunder+4% Synergy
$0.32
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$6.91
Nature's Claim+4% Synergy
$1.25
See Double+4% Synergy
$1.28
Fell the Profane+3% Synergy
$3.86
Sultai Charm+3% Synergy
$0.31
Reality Shift+2% Synergy
$0.32
Pongify+1% Synergy
$1.91
An Offer You Can't Refuse-1% Synergy
$3.83
Growth Spiral-1% Synergy
$0.30
Negate-2% Synergy
$0.31
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$27.91
Swan Song-3% Synergy
$11.36
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$57.71
Abrupt Decay-5% Synergy
$2.49
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$3.32
Putrefy-10% Synergy
$0.35
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Volrath, the Shapestealer.
Tezzeret's Gambit+27% Synergy
$0.30
Unnatural Restoration+18% Synergy
$1.53
Rishkar's Expertise+18% Synergy
$4.48
Kodama's Reach+11% Synergy
$1.53
Drown in Ichor+11% Synergy
$0.78
Toxic Deluge+9% Synergy
$4.37
Contentious Plan+9% Synergy
$0.33
Infectious Inquiry+9% Synergy
$0.41
Neoform+8% Synergy
$1.13
Season of Gathering+8% Synergy
$7.16
Aberrant Return+7% Synergy
$0.29
Doppelgang+6% Synergy
$1.63
Rite of Replication+6% Synergy
$0.25
Painful Truths+6% Synergy
$0.30
Thirsting Roots+6% Synergy
$0.75
Phyresis Outbreak+6% Synergy
$11.96
Persist+5% Synergy
$1.34
Eventide's Shadow+5% Synergy
$0.23
Three Visits+4% Synergy
$5.03
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+4% Synergy
$11.93
Wave Goodbye+3% Synergy
$1.00
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.78
Skyshroud Claim+1% Synergy
$0.96
Culling Ritual-7% Synergy
$0.46
Rampant Growth-8% Synergy
$0.64
Reanimate-10% Synergy
$9.76
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Volrath, the Shapestealer +1/+1 Counters decks.
The Great Henge+27% Synergy
$67.43
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+19% Synergy
$7.34
Contagion Clasp+16% Synergy
$0.37
Contagion Engine+10% Synergy
$13.41
Agent's Toolkit+10% Synergy
$6.36
The Ozolith+7% Synergy
$64.33
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+6% Synergy
$37.49
Mirror Box+6% Synergy
$5.42
Swiftfoot Boots+5% Synergy
$2.28
Mirage Mirror+5% Synergy
$0.32
Helm of the Host+4% Synergy
$5.98
Lightning Greaves-1% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks.
Fight Rigging+26% Synergy
$1.39
Hollowmurk Siege+23% Synergy
$0.85
Nest of Scarabs+23% Synergy
$5.89
Hadana's Climb+21% Synergy
$2.90
Tribute to the World Tree+20% Synergy
$14.22
Blowfly Infestation+20% Synergy
$0.31
Unspeakable Symbol+19% Synergy
$2.66
Simic Ascendancy+15% Synergy
$0.55
Crumbling Ashes+15% Synergy
$28.97
Primal Empathy+12% Synergy
$0.32
Bred for the Hunt+11% Synergy
$0.50
Court of Garenbrig+10% Synergy
$16.46
Master Chef+10% Synergy
$0.26
Inexorable Tide+8% Synergy
$3.66
Terrasymbiosis+7% Synergy
$9.59
Sphere Grid+6% Synergy
$9.04
Communal Brewing+5% Synergy
$1.13
Evolutionary Escalation+5% Synergy
$1.42
Garruk's Uprising+4% Synergy
$0.50
Vraska Joins Up+4% Synergy
$1.00
Phyresis+4% Synergy
$2.92
Hardened Scales+3% Synergy
$3.06
Greater Good+3% Synergy
$1.26
Phyrexian Arena+1% Synergy
$4.43
Doubling Season-1% Synergy
$34.35
Guardian Project-2% Synergy
$13.16
Sylvan Library-2% Synergy
$26.02
Branching Evolution-5% Synergy
$8.06
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+9% Synergy
$0.96
Oko, the Ringleader+9% Synergy
$0.41
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+8% Synergy
$0.27
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar+5% Synergy
$3.18
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Volrath, the Shapestealer +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+31% Synergy
$2.57
Llanowar Reborn+28% Synergy
$0.32
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+22% Synergy
$0.42
Rogue's Passage+14% Synergy
$0.36
Novijen, Heart of Progress+14% Synergy
$0.44
Arcane Lighthouse+10% Synergy
$1.80
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+9% Synergy
$16.22
Volrath's Stronghold+9% Synergy
$124.58
Inkmoth Nexus+8% Synergy
$10.83
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+6% Synergy
$17.65
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.48
Bojuka Bog+3% Synergy
$1.93
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$54.58
Boseiju, Who Endures-1% Synergy
$50.54
Alchemist's Refuge-1% Synergy
$0.39
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$3.52
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$28.30
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$10.89
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.26
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$9.73
Shifting Woodland-7% Synergy
$5.82
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Bender's Waterskin+11% Synergy
$1.04
Victory Chimes+10% Synergy
$5.67
Everflowing Chalice+7% Synergy
$0.30
Glistening Sphere+7% Synergy
$12.62
Astral Cornucopia+3% Synergy
$0.30
Herd Heirloom+3% Synergy
$4.15
Simic Signet+1% Synergy
$0.37
Golgari Signet-1% Synergy
$0.30
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$1.20
Chromatic Lantern-1% Synergy
$0.87
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.55
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$0.89
Talisman of Resilience-5% Synergy
$0.71
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.89
Talisman of Curiosity-7% Synergy
$0.47
Talisman of Dominance-9% Synergy
$1.04
Lands
The mana base behind Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Revitalizing Repast+33% Synergy
$2.24
Yavimaya Coast+21% Synergy
$0.36
Zagoth Triome+17% Synergy
$22.30
Glasspool Mimic+14% Synergy
$6.12
Rejuvenating Springs+13% Synergy
$4.44
Flooded Grove+13% Synergy
$0.28
Undergrowth Stadium+12% Synergy
$6.36
Llanowar Wastes+11% Synergy
$0.70
Twilight Mire+9% Synergy
$0.41
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$27.14
Forest+7% Synergy
$0.08
Dreamroot Cascade+7% Synergy
$0.98
Underground River+7% Synergy
$2.22
Shipwreck Marsh+7% Synergy
$7.45
Deathcap Glade+7% Synergy
$2.69
Malakir Rebirth+7% Synergy
$13.47
Island+6% Synergy
$0.08
Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.08
Breeding Pool+6% Synergy
$8.91
Vineglimmer Snarl+6% Synergy
$0.27
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.31
Simic Growth Chamber+4% Synergy
$0.34
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$6.91
Overgrown Tomb+3% Synergy
$8.09
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.11
Fell the Profane+3% Synergy
$3.86
Opulent Palace+2% Synergy
$0.37
Hedge Maze+2% Synergy
$10.44
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.78
Willowrush Verge+2% Synergy
$6.12
Hinterland Harbor+1% Synergy
$0.38
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$35.90
Foreboding Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.30
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.24
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$9.66
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$20.44
Dimir Aqueduct-1% Synergy
$0.33
Verdant Catacombs-2% Synergy
$28.70
Golgari Rot Farm-2% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.28
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.37
Woodland Cemetery-3% Synergy
$0.66
Underground Mortuary-4% Synergy
$14.18
Sunken Hollow-5% Synergy
$0.33
Path of Ancestry-5% Synergy
$0.23
Drowned Catacomb-6% Synergy
$1.19
Temple of Malady-6% Synergy
$0.34
Darkwater Catacombs-6% Synergy
$0.38
Evolving Wilds-8% Synergy
$0.25
Terramorphic Expanse-11% Synergy
$0.26
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