Cards To Watch From Marvel's Spider-Man
The next age of Magic is here, with Marvel joining for a major multi-set adventure across the multiverse, and this journey will feature Spiders (yes, you read that correctly). Hopefully you've secured your
With that, I have two solutions in mind: Delve in fully, whether you’re a fan or not, and enjoy the sets; Or, alternatively, skip the sets completely and consider purchasing singles if that's your preference. I took the second approach with
The connection with Final Fantasy was on purpose, as I want to touch upon the fact that the price of Collector Boosters and Boxes for these products is ever-increasing. At this point, I don’t see any indication on serialized cards being present in
My best guess is that since we haven’t seen a serialized Infinity Stone - and there isn’t a 1-of-1 either - then the likelihood that the rest will be is quite low.
End Stone
In formats like EDH, cEDH, and Canadian Highlander, this will likely be a shoo-in. For 60-card formats, the inclusion gets a bit trickier. The Soul Stone is outpaced by fast mana in those environments, and changing to a slower pace of play would be detrimental to many decks.
Regardless, I suspect we’ll be seeing a lot of The Soul Stone and the subsequent additions to the cycle in future sets. Considering the presented power level and anticipated demand, I think this Stone, along with the rest, may settle between the $75-100 range. In a worst-case scenario, the price will go through to the $125-150 range and remain there for the foreseeable future.
| The Soul Stone | ||
| The Soul Stone (Borderless) | ||
| The Soul Stone (Cosmic Foil) |
Rent Is Due
As far as the main set is concerned, I’m honestly surprised that there aren’t more legendary cards included. Given the previous Universes Beyond sets pushing 100+ new legendary permanents, we’re getting a slightly reduced quantity thus far, outside of the arena renaming, of course.
Focusing on the main set, there are several cards that I’m more curious about than others. Firstly, anything with mayhem printed on it will be on my short list, as the mechanic is quite strong and will lead to a small upgrade here and there. For example, in Modern, Grixis Reanimator is likely to include
Still thinking about the lands, any of the tri-color lands here are unique enough that they’ll likely become great utility pieces in the long term, with no great reprinting opportunities in the future. I’ll likely pick up a handful of copies myself, hedging that in 1-2 years they’ll make a neat investment.
From all the Spiders included, it’s hard to guess the popularity of one over the other without being in the know of the media. Not being super in tune with the franchise, I would guess that anything to do with the Spider-Verse is going to have its moment in the sun once Beyond the Spider-Verse is released in 2027. Those increases will likely reflect the characters from Baldur's Gate 3 spike and subsequent decrease of inventory for
With that in mind, Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, and Spider-Punk will be the topic of conversation in 2027. Out of these three, I have
| Oscorp Industries | ||
| Oscorp Industries (Extended Art) | ||
| Spider-Punk | ||
| Spider-Punk (0210) (Borderless) | ||
| Spider-Punk (0207) (Borderless) |
Extra! Extra!
In one out of every 24 Play Boosters, as well as every Collector Booster, there’s a Source Material card using the classic artwork from Marvel Comics. There are 40 cards altogether, with a good spread of reprints and alternative arts for certain legends.
There are many cards included here that strike my fancy. First and foremost, I appreciate that more reprints are always a good thing.
Among the spells included, a few cards stand out above the others:
| Venom, King in Black (Borderless) | ||
| Spider-Gwen, Web-Warrior | ||
| Reanimate (Borderless) | ||
| Terminate | ||
| Beast Within (Borderless) | ||
| Path to Exile (Borderless) |
Earth-2026
Universes Beyond is set to be a key part of Magic: The Gathering going forward. Whether long-term players like it or not, it’s proven commercially successful, providing greater incentive to continuously pump out collaborations.
Personally, I'll be tired of all of these sets by this time next year. Perhaps by 2026, the number of new players for the game will make up for alienating many long-term players. Currently, my own stance is to invest elsewhere, as I don’t believe these cards will have enough long-term value.
Join me again next time as we take a breather before the Fire Nation attacks.
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Matt Grzechnik
Matt Grzechnik started playing Magic with the release of Dragon's Maze. Since then he has tried and experimented with all of the formats before discovering his love for EDH and Pauper. Piloting the same Jund deck for the last 10 years, he now tries to both understand and break Sealed as a format.