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Spider-Man Noir

SPM · uncommon · Released 2025-09-26

Power

brawl
trapStrong stapletrap
commander
trapStrong stapletrap

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:
voltroncounters-voltron
negative:
tokens-go-wideaggro

Roles

counter-producertop-deck-manipulationevasive-threatmidrange-threat

Risks

requires-creature-densityonce-per-turn-restrictedslow-setup

Mechanics

mech-web-slinging

Typal

synergy:
spiderhuman
anti:

Structural

triggered-abilitystatic-ability

Rationale

Spider-Man Noir is a 4/4 menace legendary for 5B that rewards solo attacks: the attacker gains a +1/+1 counter then you surveil X equal to its total counter count, creating a snowballing card-selection engine on a voltron-style threat. It fits best in black voltron or counters-voltron shells where a single buffed creature attacks repeatedly; the "attacks alone" condition actively punishes tokens-go-wide strategies and wide aggro boards that need to swing with multiple creatures.

Learnings (3)

  • The surveil X trigger scales exponentially — after just 3 solo attacks the creature has 3+ counters and you surveil 3+, making it a potent graveyard-fueling engine for self-mill or reanimator secondary plans.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Because the trigger requires attacking alone, equipment or auras that grant evasion (flying, unblockable, menace already built-in) are critical to ensure the solo attacker connects safely.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • In black voltron Commander, this card functions as both a threat and a library filter engine, but the 'attacks alone' condition means any forced-blocker effect from opponents (e.g., Ghostly Prison taxing a single attacker) efficiently shuts down the entire loop.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #9,635