Marvel Spoilers Swing for the Fences with Thor and the Cosmic Cube
Set News
- The Marvel Super Heroes spoiler season is heating up! The latest reveals include Thor, the Cosmic Cube, and a heavy push into artifact synergies that looks ready to shake up multiple formats. MTGGoldfish has the full visual spoiler to satisfy your needs.
- We are also getting a look at the peripherals, with images of the Marvel x Secret Lair: Spinner Rack Specials surfacing online. Reddit
- It appears the Spider-Man Welcome Decks have been opened, revealing a list of cards mostly separate from the main set, alongside spoilers for Viv Vision and Kid Loki. Reddit
Commander Corner
- Y’shtola, Night’s Blessed has seen a meteoric rise in popularity since her debut. If you're looking to build the Feline sorceress, Draftsim has ranked the 29 best cards to pair with her.
- The debate is on regarding the "threat level" of suspend commanders. Players are discussing whether Jhoira of the Ghitu or The Tenth Doctor are "on sight" commanders that immediately paint a target on your back. Reddit
- A player is looking for Voltron tech for the newly leaked Ghost, Spectral Saboteur. If you want to suit up your favorite fictional character, drop your suggestions in the thread. Reddit
- EDHREC dives deep into Eluge, the Shoreless Sea to determine which cards are heating up and which are cooling down for the rising sea levels.
Competitive Scene
- Is Temur Elementals still a viable deck in the current Standard meta? A player on r/spikes is looking to buy into the deck but is hesitant due to a lack of recent paper results. Reddit
- A new War Machine, Legacy of Iron card was revealed, adding another potential piece to the evolving Marvel Constructed puzzle. Reddit
Limited & Draft
- MaRo clarified the design philosophy behind multiple versions of characters in Universes Beyond sets. Typically, one version is tailored for Limited while the other is aimed at Constructed. Blogatog
Finance & Market
- While many expected the Marvel spoilers to dominate the market, MTGStocks reports that this week's price spikes were actually driven by Miku cards. MTGStocks
- Draftsim breaks down the weekly price spikes, noting a market split between three very different sources of demand.
- Players are discussing the rising cost of "lower staples"—cards that aren't Reserved List but are considered essential for the format. Reddit
Design & Lore
- Mark Rosewater took credit for the clean design of Speedball, New Warrior, praising the card's synergy and simplicity. Blogatog
- Ever wonder what the most broken card proposed in design history is? MaRo shared a story about an early Tempest mechanic that allowed discarding to copy spells, applied to a "drain 2" effect that would have drained an opponent's entire life total. Blogatog
- On the subject of design difficulty, MaRo rates original, elegant commons as the hardest to design, followed by Mythic Rares, Uncommons, and finally Rares. Blogatog
- For the lore hounds, MaRo explained that the Strixhaven Pest tokens were redesigned for gameplay reasons, though the original look could return in a future revisit. Blogatog