The final part of our Marvel’s Spider-Man list is quite varied in what the cards do. The only thing—besides the obvious—tying the whole thing together is that they all feel like core pieces in different combo/synergy decks. Some may even see crossover uses.
Superior Spider-Man
Revival decks are a lot of fun, but there are only so many ways to pull stuff out of the graveyard, and usually, they are sorcery cards. This is a nice swerve on the concept. It can even target the opponent’s graveyard if you don’t have a good target. Heck, in very rough scenarios—because Superior Spider-Man exiles—this card has potential as counterplay against other revival decks.
Ultimate Green Goblin
Without this card, a lot of Mayhem cards from Marvel’s Spider-Man (I hope they print more in other sets) would be pretty bad. But putting this and Green Goblin into a Grixis deck makes for a strong foundation. Besides that, this card has a lot of upsides. It’s a villain, it soft ramps, and the stats are high enough that it can cause some havoc.
Wraith, Vicious Vigilante
It would be too powerful, but I wish this card had some form of protection. Even just some minor Ward would make this an absolutely busted Marvel’s Spider-Man card. But you can still use it effectively. Put as many auras and equipment as possible on Wraith, and soon enough, you’ll be swinging for lethal.
Oscorp Industries
This obviously goes in the Grixis deck I keep talking about. It’s a card that you actively want to discard, and the life loss is trivial. That’s all there is to it, really—but a lot of decks should run four of these.
Urban Retreat
This is a weird sort of ramp that can also be used to set up some kind of “enters” trigger, or even make sure something is not on the board when you fire off a wipe. I can’t honestly say I’ve seen many lands that are like Urban Retreat, and that uniqueness makes me very curious to see some applications I haven’t yet considered.
And we’re done! That’s all the cards in Marvel’s Spider-Man that I expect to see heavy play in Standard (or the equivalent Enter the Omenpath cards for Arena). I hope to see a few fully formed archetypes come out of these cards eventually—even if it takes a rotation to really shake things up. In the meantime, I hope you’ve been having as much fun as I have, and I hope to see you again for my next set review.
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