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Aunt May

MSC · uncommon · Released 2026-06-26

Power

brawl
trap→fringeStrong staple
commander
trap→fringeStrong staple

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
lifegainplus-one-counters
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

lifegain-payoffcounter-produceretb-trigger

Risks

requires-creature-densityrequires-tribe-density

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:
spiderhuman
anti:

—

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

1cmc 0/2 legendary human — triggers on every creature ETB to gain 1 life, with a bonus +1/+1 counter if it's a Spider. Signature support for Spider tribal shells (rare as they are) and lifegain payoff decks; the base life-gain trigger is broadly useful in go-wide creature lists but the payoff is modest at 1 life per creature, making it a niche include outside Spider tribal.

Learnings (3)

  • Aunt May's Spider synergy is a nod to the Spider-Man universe; Spider tribal in Commander is a real but fringe archetype (Ishkanah, Grafwidow is the primary commander) — Aunt May is one of the few white sources of Spider support.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The 1 life per creature trigger is a passive accumulator, not a payoff engine by itself — she needs a dedicated lifegain payoff (Soul Warden package or Ajani's Pridemate) to generate real value.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • As a 0/2 for 1W she is a reasonable early blocker in white creature-dense or lifegain decks, but her 0 power means she contributes nothing to combat offense.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #5,824

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