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10 best Marvel Super Heroes cards for your Commander deck (in the 99)
Polygon has published a ranked guide to the ten best cards from Magic: The Gathering's new Marvel Super Heroes set to include in the "99" of a Commander deck — that is, as supporting cards rather than as the deck's commander. The piece is aimed at players building around the set's many legendary creatures, highlighting options that add value through card draw, spellslinging and artifact synergies. It matters chiefly to Commander enthusiasts looking to work the crossover set's cards into existing or new decks.
The countdown spans several colour identities and strategies, and the excerpt covers entries 10 through 5. These include Asgardian Inspiration (a one-mana red card that exiles the top of your library to play), Hex Magic (a three-mana red spell for exiling and replaying your hand), Black Widow, Agile Avenger (a red-white 2/2 that grows and draws as opponents draw), Iron Man, Bleeding Edge (a blue 3/5 flyer that copies artifacts), the double-sided King T'Challa // Black Panther (offering card draw on both faces), and the artifact The Ten Rings (which grants card draw and a raised hand-size limit). The article repeatedly stresses card advantage and suggests combos with cards such as Ultron, Urza and Tony Stark.
In short
- Polygon ranks the 10 best Marvel MTG cards for Commander decks.
- Picks span red, blue and white, favouring card draw.
- Entries include Iron Man, Black Widow and The Ten Rings.
Explained simply
Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game in which players build decks of cards to compete. Commander is a popular casual format where each player's deck contains exactly 100 cards: one special card called the "commander" and 99 supporting cards. The 99 supporting cards are chosen to work well together and support the commander to create an overall strategy.
Magic has recently released a set of cards featuring Marvel Comics superheroes including Black Panther and Iron Man. These Marvel cards include powerful creature cards suitable for use as a deck's commander, along with other cards designed to support various playing strategies. The new set appeals to both Magic players seeking fresh options and Marvel fans looking to engage with the crossover.
Commander players constantly search for cards that generate extra card draws, allow multiple spells to be cast or create powerful interactions with other cards. The Marvel Super Heroes set includes numerous cards built with these priorities in mind. Understanding which new Marvel cards provide the most value helps players decide how to incorporate the crossover into existing decks or build entirely new ones.