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Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit

MSC · common · Released 2026-06-26

Power

brawl
tier-2Strong staple
commander
tier-2Strong staple

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

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

on

on rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

broad

broadly useful

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:

No signature archetypes.

negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

looterblocker

Risks

once-per-turn-restrictedconditional-trigger

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:
spiderhuman
anti:

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

A 3cmc 2/3 reach legendary that loots whenever it becomes tapped — solid curve filler and repeatable looting in Limited, but a weak engine in Commander/Brawl where red has far better looters and 3cmc legends. The trigger fires on any tap effect (attack, tap abilities, opponent's spells), giving it minor combo adjacency with tap-based synergies, but the effect is too modest for high-power formats.

Learnings (3)

  • Spider-Gwen's loot trigger fires on any tapping event — not just attacking — so pairing her with tap-to-activate artifacts or effects that force her to tap can generate repeated looting without combat.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • As a common Legendary, she slots cleanly into Bracket 1-2 Commander decks as a low-power looting engine that doesn't threaten to dominate the game.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The discard-before-draw structure means the loot is a may-ability and optional, making her safe to run without graveyard synergies but also limiting her ceiling in wheels/discard-matters builds.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #10,242