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Spiders-Man, Heroic Horde

SPM · uncommon · Released 2025-09-26

Power

brawl
fringetier-2Strong staple
commander
fringetier-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

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
tokens-go-widelifegain
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

token-producerlifegain-instantetb-triggermidrange-threat

Risks

slow-setuprequires-creature-densityconditional-trigger

Mechanics

mech-web-slinging

Typal

synergy:
spider
anti:

Structural

alternative-costtriggered-ability

Rationale

Spiders-Man is a 2/3 green legendary for {1}{G} with a web-slinging alternative cost of {4}{G}{G} that, when paid, generates two 2/1 reach Spider tokens and 3 life on ETB. The payoff is heavily gated behind the 6-mana web-slinging cost and requires a tapped creature to return, making it a niche midrange piece best in spider-typal or go-wide token shells. The baseline 2-mana body is unremarkable without the triggered ability, making it a conditional card.

Learnings (3)

  • The ETB trigger (tokens + life) fires only if Spiders-Man was cast using its web-slinging cost; casting it normally for {1}{G} yields a vanilla 2/3, making the baseline cast rarely worth a slot.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The web-slinging cost requires returning a tapped creature to hand, so it synergizes with creatures that want to re-enter (ETB value creatures) rather than being a pure downside.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • At {4}{G}{G} web-slinging cost, the total mana investment of 6 for a 2/3 plus two 2/1 reach tokens and 3 life is below rate for competitive Commander but passable in casual spider-typal or lifegain synergy decks.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #10,596