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.
Pensive Professor+11% Synergy
$0.38
Topiary Lecturer+11% Synergy
$0.27
Wildgrowth Archaic+11% Synergy
$0.27
Germination Practicum+5% Synergy
$7.80
Striding Shotcaller+4% Synergy
$0.18
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
$6.51
Master Biomancer+65% Synergy
$0.86
Forgotten Ancient+62% Synergy
$0.38
Cold-Eyed Selkie+56% Synergy
$0.33
Black Sun's Zenith+49% Synergy
$0.38
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons+43% Synergy
$0.29
Kami of Whispered Hopes+42% Synergy
$4.17
Biophagus+40% Synergy
$16.40
Spitting Dilophosaurus+39% Synergy
$26.96
Nesting Grounds+38% Synergy
$0.32
Top Cards
The staple cards most Volrath, the Shapestealer +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Rishkar, Peema Renegade+38% Synergy
$0.26
Invisible Stalker+36% Synergy
$1.20
Fathom Mage+34% Synergy
$0.82
Incubation Druid+34% Synergy
$2.94
Innkeeper's Talent+33% Synergy
$10.01
Beast Within+17% Synergy
$0.65
Assassin's Trophy+13% Synergy
$1.17
Nature's Lore+11% Synergy
$2.23
Cultivate+6% Synergy
$0.41
Farseek-1% 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-2% Synergy
$69.59
Cyclonic Rift-3% Synergy
$39.16
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$63.43
Worldly Tutor-4% Synergy
$30.65
Seedborn Muse-6% Synergy
$18.43
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$69.17
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Champion of Lambholt+35% Synergy
$4.79
Vashta Nerada+35% Synergy
$3.31
Persistent Constrictor+35% Synergy
$13.95
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+35% Synergy
$0.59
Necroskitter+34% Synergy
$0.36
Tetzimoc, Primal Death+34% Synergy
$0.76
Spawnwrithe+32% Synergy
$0.39
Blighted Agent+30% Synergy
$1.44
Silent Hallcreeper+28% Synergy
$1.21
Giggling Skitterspike+27% Synergy
$13.07
Evolution Witness+26% Synergy
$0.28
Thrummingbird+25% Synergy
$0.25
Spark Double+25% Synergy
$10.96
Pollywog Prodigy+23% Synergy
$6.09
Ouroboroid+23% Synergy
$36.00
Evolution Sage+22% Synergy
$3.22
Nacatl War-Pride+22% Synergy
$1.89
Toxrill, the Corrosive+20% Synergy
$18.35
Renata, Called to the Hunt+20% Synergy
$0.21
Viridian Joiner+20% Synergy
$0.48
Obelisk Spider+20% Synergy
$2.83
Wickerbough Elder+19% Synergy
$0.32
Scurry of Squirrels+18% Synergy
$2.71
Warden of the Grove+17% Synergy
$2.13
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+17% Synergy
$28.31
Arwen, Weaver of Hope+17% Synergy
$5.06
Defiler of Vigor+17% Synergy
$3.25
Cephalid Constable+16% Synergy
$5.52
Scute Swarm+15% Synergy
$8.53
Freestrider Lookout+15% Synergy
$0.38
Mist-Syndicate Naga+15% Synergy
$2.59
Loyal Guardian+15% Synergy
$0.29
Glasspool Mimic+14% Synergy
$6.46
Sylvan Caryatid+14% Synergy
$1.01
Naga Fleshcrafter+14% Synergy
$0.35
Willbreaker+14% Synergy
$1.82
Altered Ego+13% Synergy
$0.28
Plaxcaster Frogling+13% Synergy
$0.63
Cankerbloom+12% Synergy
$0.56
Phyrexian Metamorph+12% Synergy
$2.21
Progenitor Mimic+12% Synergy
$1.68
Biovisionary+12% Synergy
$0.48
Glen Elendra Guardian+11% Synergy
$0.42
Glen Elendra Archmage+11% Synergy
$9.64
Dreamtide Whale+11% Synergy
$3.23
Devoted Druid+11% Synergy
$1.26
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres+11% Synergy
$1.53
Gyre Sage+10% Synergy
$2.88
Birds of Paradise+4% Synergy
$8.98
Sakura-Tribe Elder-11% Synergy
$0.47
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Revitalizing Repast+33% Synergy
$2.10
Repulsive Mutation+26% Synergy
$0.58
Inspiring Call+23% Synergy
$0.39
Return of the Wildspeaker+20% Synergy
$2.56
Snakeskin Veil+18% Synergy
$0.25
Slip Out the Back+18% Synergy
$5.15
Gaea's Gift+15% Synergy
$0.86
Ripples of Potential+14% Synergy
$4.44
Stubborn Denial+13% Synergy
$4.48
Experimental Augury+13% Synergy
$0.24
Heroic Intervention+12% Synergy
$17.60
Grim Affliction+12% Synergy
$0.32
Prologue to Phyresis+10% Synergy
$1.01
Tainted Strike+8% Synergy
$3.23
Mutational Advantage+7% Synergy
$7.48
Rapid Hybridization+7% Synergy
$0.79
Malakir Rebirth+7% Synergy
$13.30
Infectious Bite+7% Synergy
$0.58
Vastwood Fortification+7% Synergy
$0.25
Vraska's Fall+6% Synergy
$0.33
Atomize+5% Synergy
$8.69
Double Major+5% Synergy
$2.51
Silkguard+5% Synergy
$0.37
Undying Malice+5% Synergy
$0.38
Arcane Denial+4% Synergy
$1.72
Tear Asunder+4% Synergy
$0.61
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$9.48
Nature's Claim+4% Synergy
$1.31
See Double+4% Synergy
$1.16
Fell the Profane+3% Synergy
$5.74
Sultai Charm+3% Synergy
$0.33
Reality Shift+2% Synergy
$0.35
Pongify+1% Synergy
$3.05
An Offer You Can't Refuse-1% Synergy
$3.07
Growth Spiral-1% Synergy
$0.33
Negate-2% Synergy
$0.24
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$28.68
Swan Song-3% Synergy
$10.69
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$56.44
Abrupt Decay-5% Synergy
$2.62
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$4.28
Putrefy-10% Synergy
$0.32
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Volrath, the Shapestealer.
Tezzeret's Gambit+27% Synergy
$0.22
Unnatural Restoration+18% Synergy
$1.34
Rishkar's Expertise+18% Synergy
$5.48
Kodama's Reach+11% Synergy
$1.77
Drown in Ichor+11% Synergy
$0.83
Toxic Deluge+9% Synergy
$5.02
Contentious Plan+9% Synergy
$0.32
Infectious Inquiry+9% Synergy
$0.35
Neoform+8% Synergy
$0.95
Season of Gathering+8% Synergy
$7.35
Aberrant Return+7% Synergy
$0.27
Doppelgang+6% Synergy
$1.59
Rite of Replication+6% Synergy
$0.29
Painful Truths+6% Synergy
$0.25
Thirsting Roots+6% Synergy
$0.57
Phyresis Outbreak+6% Synergy
$12.61
Persist+5% Synergy
$0.71
Eventide's Shadow+5% Synergy
$0.20
Three Visits+4% Synergy
$5.55
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+4% Synergy
$9.57
Wave Goodbye+3% Synergy
$1.49
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.05
Skyshroud Claim+1% Synergy
$1.08
Culling Ritual-7% Synergy
$0.53
Rampant Growth-8% Synergy
$1.28
Reanimate-10% Synergy
$10.10
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Volrath, the Shapestealer +1/+1 Counters decks.
The Great Henge+27% Synergy
$65.74
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+19% Synergy
$7.00
Contagion Clasp+16% Synergy
$0.36
Contagion Engine+10% Synergy
$14.32
Agent's Toolkit+10% Synergy
$5.97
The Ozolith+7% Synergy
$61.33
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+6% Synergy
$41.30
Mirror Box+6% Synergy
$4.73
Swiftfoot Boots+5% Synergy
$1.98
Mirage Mirror+5% Synergy
$0.29
Helm of the Host+4% Synergy
$5.21
Lightning Greaves-1% Synergy
$4.10
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Volrath, the Shapestealer decks.
Fight Rigging+26% Synergy
$0.96
Hollowmurk Siege+23% Synergy
$1.11
Nest of Scarabs+23% Synergy
$5.07
Hadana's Climb+21% Synergy
$2.33
Tribute to the World Tree+20% Synergy
$14.69
Blowfly Infestation+20% Synergy
$0.30
Unspeakable Symbol+19% Synergy
$3.57
Simic Ascendancy+15% Synergy
$0.45
Crumbling Ashes+15% Synergy
$26.10
Primal Empathy+12% Synergy
$0.32
Bred for the Hunt+11% Synergy
$0.47
Court of Garenbrig+10% Synergy
$16.20
Master Chef+10% Synergy
$0.28
Inexorable Tide+8% Synergy
$5.79
Terrasymbiosis+7% Synergy
$9.87
Sphere Grid+6% Synergy
$4.60
Communal Brewing+5% Synergy
$1.26
Evolutionary Escalation+5% Synergy
$1.46
Garruk's Uprising+4% Synergy
$0.58
Vraska Joins Up+4% Synergy
$1.02
Phyresis+4% Synergy
$2.52
Hardened Scales+3% Synergy
$3.14
Greater Good+3% Synergy
$1.56
Phyrexian Arena+1% Synergy
$4.16
Doubling Season-1% Synergy
$35.16
Guardian Project-2% Synergy
$15.41
Sylvan Library-2% Synergy
$27.56
Branching Evolution-5% Synergy
$8.04
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+9% Synergy
$2.78
Oko, the Ringleader+9% Synergy
$0.44
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter+8% Synergy
$0.29
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar+5% Synergy
$2.63
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Volrath, the Shapestealer +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+31% Synergy
$2.71
Llanowar Reborn+28% Synergy
$0.31
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+22% Synergy
$0.38
Rogue's Passage+14% Synergy
$0.77
Novijen, Heart of Progress+14% Synergy
$0.38
Arcane Lighthouse+10% Synergy
$1.79
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+9% Synergy
$16.76
Volrath's Stronghold+9% Synergy
$136.49
Inkmoth Nexus+8% Synergy
$13.28
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+6% Synergy
$11.35
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.45
Bojuka Bog+3% Synergy
$1.40
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$55.48
Boseiju, Who Endures-1% Synergy
$49.49
Alchemist's Refuge-1% Synergy
$0.41
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$4.23
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$26.55
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$10.64
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.32
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$9.86
Shifting Woodland-7% Synergy
$7.08
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Bender's Waterskin+11% Synergy
$0.93
Victory Chimes+10% Synergy
$5.32
Everflowing Chalice+7% Synergy
$0.30
Glistening Sphere+7% Synergy
$13.25
Astral Cornucopia+3% Synergy
$0.27
Herd Heirloom+3% Synergy
$4.37
Simic Signet+1% Synergy
$0.39
Golgari Signet-1% Synergy
$0.34
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$0.29
Chromatic Lantern-1% Synergy
$0.73
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.34
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.04
Talisman of Resilience-5% Synergy
$0.47
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.49
Talisman of Curiosity-7% Synergy
$0.53
Talisman of Dominance-9% Synergy
$0.45
Lands
The mana base behind Volrath, the Shapestealer's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Revitalizing Repast+33% Synergy
$2.10
Yavimaya Coast+21% Synergy
$0.67
Zagoth Triome+17% Synergy
$21.95
Glasspool Mimic+14% Synergy
$6.46
Rejuvenating Springs+13% Synergy
$3.98
Flooded Grove+13% Synergy
$0.31
Undergrowth Stadium+12% Synergy
$5.38
Llanowar Wastes+11% Synergy
$1.09
Twilight Mire+9% Synergy
$0.36
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$28.05
Forest+7% Synergy
$0.09
Dreamroot Cascade+7% Synergy
$1.15
Underground River+7% Synergy
$0.59
Shipwreck Marsh+7% Synergy
$1.25
Deathcap Glade+7% Synergy
$2.39
Malakir Rebirth+7% Synergy
$13.30
Island+6% Synergy
$0.07
Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.10
Breeding Pool+6% Synergy
$9.57
Vineglimmer Snarl+6% Synergy
$0.32
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.25
Simic Growth Chamber+4% Synergy
$0.37
Sink into Stupor+4% Synergy
$9.48
Overgrown Tomb+3% Synergy
$8.77
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$0.64
Fell the Profane+3% Synergy
$5.74
Opulent Palace+2% Synergy
$0.36
Hedge Maze+2% Synergy
$13.00
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$7.05
Willowrush Verge+2% Synergy
$4.75
Hinterland Harbor+1% Synergy
$0.38
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$35.75
Foreboding Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.27
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.30
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$10.08
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$19.87
Dimir Aqueduct-1% Synergy
$0.37
Verdant Catacombs-2% Synergy
$29.04
Golgari Rot Farm-2% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of Mystery-2% Synergy
$0.32
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.34
Woodland Cemetery-3% Synergy
$1.12
Underground Mortuary-4% Synergy
$16.47
Sunken Hollow-5% Synergy
$0.37
Path of Ancestry-5% Synergy
$0.27
Drowned Catacomb-6% Synergy
$0.45
Temple of Malady-6% Synergy
$0.36
Darkwater Catacombs-6% Synergy
$0.34
Evolving Wilds-8% Synergy
$0.29
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
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