Marvel Super Heroes Set Review for Legacy Brewers

Magic: The Gathering · by Andrew Ahern · June 18, 2026

Another month, another Magic: The Gathering set to parse through... 

Marvel Super Heroes Mechanics

Commander Set

{Falcon and Redwing} have a lot going for them in [w] Initiative decks with the magical mana cost of [2][w]. They're evasive, so they can regain the Initiative if you lose it. They create flying tokens on combat damage to a player, which can help protect the Initiative.

{Falcon and Redwing} also have a lot against them: Being Legendary isn’t great versus opposing {Karakas}es), they're blocked by {Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student} — one of the most ubiquitous creatures in the format — and is a Marvel card, which should leave a bad taste in your mouth.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see this on the other side of the table.

I’d like to {Thwart} my opponent’s play, then rebound {Invisible Force Field} and cast {Armageddon}. This might happen at Friday Night Magic (FNM), but I doubt you’ll see it at the top tables.

If you squint, you can see a {Jacked Rabbit}. The upside compared to the {Jacked Rabbit} is the ability to create tokens immediately. It creates the creatures it needs to crew it and has evasion. I don’t know where this goes ([w] Stompy?), but it seems like an ok top end.

Another piece of equipment for Death & Taxes to try. Will it be better than {Kaldra Compleat}, {Meteor Sword}, {Pre-War Formalwear}, or anything else? It does pitch to {Solitude}. Even {Trailblazer’s Torch} has seen sideboard play.

With the amount of Legends printed, these “Legend Rule” cards might be useful at some point. Maybe there’s a [u] Stompy deck that could have fun with this.

[2][u] mana at Sorcery speed might be too slow to get two spells back, but playing two of these in your control deck could be infuriating for the opponent once they get going.

This likely won’t beat out {Mystic Sanctuary}, but I wouldn’t knock you for trying it. It also has the ability to bounce something if your graveyard gets nuked, but that’s rarely what you’ll want to do with {Fantastic Elasticity}.

{Lockjaw, Slobbering Teleporter} and {Phelia, Exuberent Shepherd}, best buds. Generally speaking, you don’t want to play spells before combat, but to play with dogs, you could do worse. I doubt this sees play.

{Living Laser} can deal a surprising amount of damage quickly. With just {Faithless Looting} and {Reanimate}, you’re attacking for 12. Should {Hollow One} decks be considered again with this in mind?

Another option is as an {Artist’s Talent} finisher. Either {Reanimate} {Living Laser} after discarding or use spirits and rituals to cast it from your hand if your graveyard is too fragile.

I’m 99.9% sure this won’t see play. Dragon Man is, however, one of a handful of [u][w] cards that can return to the battlefield from your graveyard without any hoops to jump through. {Lorien Revealed} and {Force of Will} make this a 5/5 flyer for [2][u][w] that can keep coming back. Sadly, that hasn't been good enough for a long time.

”Alright, I managed to finish my playset of {Force of Will}s thanks to Secrets of Strixhaven, but I still don’t have any duals…” Lucky for you, this guy prefers {Hallowed Fountain} over {Tundra}!

{Namor, Atlantean King} seems flexible in the archetypes you could play him in:

{Namor, Atlantean King}'s biggest downside is costing [1][u][w] in a {Daze}/{Wasteland} format, but {Barrowgoyf} sees plenty of play at [2][b]. Luckily, he’s [u] for {Force of Will} and [w] for {Solitude}.

{Namor, Atlantean King}'s second ability plays great with the nickel and diming your life total from {Force of Will}, fetches, and shocks (perhaps {Daze} to re-play the shocks), as well as the life you give your opponents with {Swords to Plowshares} and {Solitude}.

{Namor, Atlantean King} is near the top of my list of cards to test from this set. I guess I need to put these {Tundra}s away and buy some {Hallowed Fountain}s.

Two mana, 2/3, Lifelink, draw a card, and pump the team on attack. That’s a lot for one card to do. It won't break anything, but {Shuri, the Black Panther} can certainly apply a lot of pressure.

The downsides are costing [g][w], not generally an artifact deck color combination, dies to {Lightning Bolt}, gets bounced by {Karakas}, and has to attack with a bunch of artifacts in play to get any value. I suppose you could {Pithing Needle} the Karakas, and {Mox Opal} makes the [w] and/or [g]. Maybe someone will make this a thing.

I’ve seen a lot of chatter around this card in Vintage, but honestly, it seems easy to turn on in Legacy, too.

{The Fantasticar} has to be on the battlefield before the fourth spell is cast to do the thing, but even if you don’t do the thing immediately, it's still a 4/4 flyer threatening to become four 4/4 flyers. We’ll have to see where this card shines the brightest, since it will certainly see play in Legacy.

Jumpstart Set

The first thing that came to mind when I read {Amazing Spider-Girl} was the Initiative. Flying and vigilance help protect the precious Initiative, web-sling lets you re-cast Initiative creatures, and “Human” means {Cavern of Souls}, which cast either [w] or [r] Initiative creature can cast her, too.

Once you get to the last room of the Undercity, she's potentially an 8/7 flying, vigilance, temporarily hexproof threat. I wouldn’t go overboard on this, but two in the 75 might be decent.

{Black Panther, Most Dangerous} is another potential [w] Stompy card. He’s the least likely to see play, but the punisher effect makes blocking him kind of annoying. Power-up is just flavor text.

{Mysterio’s Mirage} looks like a [u] {Cori-Steel Cutter}, sort of… It requires more intentional deck building, but it may be easier to trigger if you do. There’s a lack of haste, but 3/3s are temporarily bigger than 1/1s with prowess, and [u] is more useful than [r]. Enchantment hate is less common than artifact hate.

{Cori-Steel Cutter} is better, but this doesn’t go in [u][r] Delver shells. If you want to build an army and do a lot of looting/rummaging, this seems like a decent option.

{Daredevil, Fearless Fighter} has really piqued my interest. The simple answer for where this goes is [r] Moon Stompy. Take a minute to think of other cards this works with, outside of {Ancient Tomb}:

All that and I haven’t even touched on his second wall of text. On attack, {Daredevil, Fearless Fighter} essentially draws a card and domes both players for the mana value of that card.

This is a sweet card that won’t make the top tables but will stay at the top of my mind.

Standard Set

Just hum Gregory Isaacs’ Night Nurse to yourself whenever you open this in Draft, then pass it to the left.

If {Samwise the Stouthearted} can see play, so can this. The differences are Lifelink, the permanent returning doesn’t need to have been on the battlefield, and no temptation from the Ring. That second bit may open up some play patterns {Samwise the Stouthearted} can’t replicate.

{Ironheart, Clever Champion} is a cost-reduced cost reducer. Improvise is far inferior to Affinity, but we can’t get everything (yet). These artifact decks can produce a lot of tokens thanks to {Pinnacle Emissary}. Is there a place for this in 8-cast style decks? Currently, it doesn’t look like it.

{Ironheart, Clever Champion} might open up a {Karn, the Great Creator} into {Mycosynth Lattice{ line, but I doubt that’s better than their current configurations/plans, which don’t need Ironheart.

Check out ForceOfPhil’s article for a more in-depth look at {Loki, God of Mischief}. This is a far cry from {Nadu, Winged Wisdom} but can still draw a lot of cards if left unchecked. Being Legendary might actually be an upside, since 1 toughness and [u] is pretty fragile. I’m sure this will be tested, but I doubt it will stick around.

So they tried to fix {Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer}. It costs more and doesn’t create a Treasure token, so that’s a step in the right direction. In exchange, she has Menace, the ability to grow, and the guarantee of hitting a nonland card (all the lands before the nonland remain exiled). This is another card worth testing in [u][b] Tempo.

{Elektra, Daughter of the Hand} in multiples represents repeatable removal. It only hits targets on the smaller side, and unlike Ninjutsu, Sneak is casting the spell, so it’s counterable. Although there are quite a few creatures that see play at 3 or less power, I doubt you’ll see this. [1][b][b] and [2][b][b] is a lot for a removal spell, especially when you’re using it to take out creatures that mostly cost [1] or [2] mana.

{Hex Magic} can draw a lot of cards. This might be great in Storm decks. I haven’t played Storm, so that’s all I’ve got to say about that.

I’m always looking for a reason to play {Power Conduit}. {Jessica Jones, Private Eye} seems like a great reason to do so.

Tap {Jessica Jones, Private Eye} to exile two cards, use {Power Conduit} to turn that stun counter into a +1/+1 counter. Next turn, tap {Jessica Jones, Private Eye} to exile three cards off the top and so on. This could be a pretty neat engine for an FNM brew.

{Absorbing Man} can copy {Dark Depths}. The issue there is that {Dark Depths} and {Absorbing Man} have to be in play before the first main phase of the turn. So this likely isn’t happening until turn five, and then you have to wait another turn cycle before you can attack for 20.

Another interesting option with {Absorbing Man} is copying Sagas*. He’ll retain the lore counter from the first Saga he copies, so the next Saga he copies will start on two lore counters. Copying {Urza’s Saga} can permanently give him the ability to tap to create constructs, and that’s after he attacks with vigilance.

I’ll have to do a Scryfall deep dive to find some really fun things to do with him. This could be the conduit for a fun and weird deck.

*Note: While copying sagas would be a sweet idea, the timing of when some lore counters are added at the beginning of the first main phase is not compatible with {Absorbing Man}'s ability.

Giving your opponent a card so you can draw six-plus seems worth it. The rest of {Armor Wars} is just gravy. [2][u][r] is a lot of mana, but in a deck playing Moxen and {Lotus Petal}s, it doesn’t seem so far-fetched.

The final effect (if the game isn’t over yet) can easily hit your opponent for 6 or 7 with all the Affinity creatures and {Kappa Cannoneer}s in these artifact decks.

{Vision Quest} may be worth it if you enjoy {Phyrexian Dreadnought}. End step, {Dress Down} into {Vision Quest} for {Phyrexian Dreadnought} seems like a decent sequence. If there’s a late game that includes [4][u][r] or more, give that ‘nought +4/+4 or more and haste.

I’m sure there are other things to find with this, but, ya know, 12/12, which will be 13/13 to out-muscle opposing {Phyrexian Dreadnought}s).

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Featured image: {Namor, Atlantean King} by Mintautas Šukys