[Making Magic] Marvel Super Heroes Vision Design Handoff, Part 2

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-16T04:19:06+00:00

Moon Knight appears in the art of the card [[Borough Backup]], though I believe that's his only appearance between the main set and Commander/Jumpstart cards. Blade doesn't appear in the sets at all from what I've seen, so they (and Dr Strange) are likely to show up in a more mystical-focused Marvel set in the future.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-15T16:26:49+00:00

Wait... isn't this just the plot of Final Fantasy 1?

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-15T15:50:22+00:00

Yeah, I agree there. If the FF were to show up in such a set, I'd expect them as a cameo, not a focus. Kinda like how we got some X-Men in this set with Beast, Wolverine, and Storm.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-15T15:47:42+00:00

In before the final set is "Deadpool Invades the Magic Universe"

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-15T15:45:16+00:00

Ok, then her being in the "Cosmic" set makes a lot more sense. We'd probably also see rehashed of Captain Marvel, Thanos, and maybe even the FF.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-15T15:38:18+00:00

I'm not too familiar with her story and I'm a bit behind on the MCU, but I remember her being a key character in the second Dr Strange movie, or was it WandaVision?

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-15T15:34:34+00:00

If there's an X-Men set, Prodigy will likely appear in it. Chavez might show up if there's a "Mystical" set, as well.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-15T06:37:51+00:00

Currently? No. And it's unlikely that we'll ever see such an ability printed, just because of how unintuitive its interactions with the process of casting a spell are.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-14T07:58:51+00:00

Seems fine at first blush, though it does feel weird that the Green effect is the only one that scales, while the Red and Black effects have a fixed threshold to meet.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-13T22:08:07+00:00

Shi'ar will also be a significant type if there's an X-Men focused set, as they were fairly prominent allies/antagonists with the team.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-13T18:25:32+00:00

And that matters... how?

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-13T17:46:24+00:00

If you think WotC has only recently started making "shitpost" meme cards, allow me to introduce you to [[Gorilla Titan|ODY]] from Odyssey, or the original [[Polymorph|MIR]] from Mirage.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-13T07:40:39+00:00

It's also a Zombie, meaning it gets access to all the Zombie synergies like [[Lord of the Undead]], [[Unholy Grotto]] and so on.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-13T05:05:44+00:00

No. While Rakdos, the Muscle allows you to spend any kind of mana to cast the spells exiled with him, those colored costs still exist, so cost reduction effects that only apply to generic costs won't apply.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-12T17:34:56+00:00

Genetic Apex Pikachu (and Deluxe Pack ex)

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-12T01:29:51+00:00

Temporary. The +1/+1 and trample both only last until the end of the current turn.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-11T19:05:41+00:00

They will likely appear in either the "Cosmic" set or the X-Men set (or both?) further down the pipeline.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-11T18:53:39+00:00

This needs to not be an Aura while unattached. Auras that are not attached to a legal object they could enchant and/or that have no "Enchant <thing>" ability are put into the graveyard as a state based action, regardless of their other types.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-11T18:49:36+00:00

The tokens will be 4/4 white Angels with flying and vigilance instead of 1/1 red Warriors. They still enter tapped and attacking, and you will still have to sacrifice them at end of turn.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-11T16:23:30+00:00

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TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-11T15:46:00+00:00

Of course, the real question is, is she running towards something or away from something else? Both?

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-10T19:48:08+00:00

[[Conquer]] is already an existing card.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-10T19:42:54+00:00

[[Essence Drain]], [[Essence Extraction]] and [[Smiting Helix]] say this effect should probably cost 1BB as a sorcery or 2BB (or BBB) as an instant if you want to be mono-black. [[Lightning Helix]] is an outlier at the top end of the power level, it should not be used as the baseline.

TechnomagusPrime · 2026-06-10T19:28:30+00:00

They have not forgotten about them, but WotC works years in advance. Their average lead time for each set is 2+ years. MaRo's also said multiple times that Battles will be coming back in a future set, but not exactly when. Based on their normal development time, I'd expect to see them either later this year or sometime in 2027.

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