Here's every Commander Deck from Marvel Super Heroes, from worst to best

Four new ones Magic: The Gathering Commander precon decks have arrived in Marvel Super Heroes, and while I initially ranked all face commanders from the Marvel set with confidence, now that the decklists are out, the dynamic has completely changed.

While I stand by the individual Commander rankings because they are based on what is possible to build using the card abilities and mechanics, as precon decks go, there are clear winners and losers from this set.

What looked to be the most competitive deck has arguably become the worst of the four, despite a high reprint value, and the four decks are generally shared by quite a power gap. So let me take you through each of the decks and where they rank now that we have the complete deck lists.

4

Doom reigns

Strong leaders, but a disjointed creature list

Despite having arguably the strongest face and backup commander pairing, the Doom Prevails deck is easily the worst in Marvel Super Heroes, being completely let down by a baffling creature list.

Doctor Doom relies heavily on the Connive mechanic, and while it's prevalent throughout the creature roster, it otherwise feels incredibly disjointed, with each of the Villain cards having their own alternate agenda.

That's not to say the deck isn't powerful when it works, but cards like Loki's Double and Lady Loki's Manifestation focus on copying creatures or creature types, while Madame Hydra focuses on creating Villain tokens, and Superior Foes of Spider-Man deals with exile cards from the top of your library.

This deck tries to cram too many strategies and mechanics into a 100 card deck, ultimately to the detriment of the precon as a whole.

The deck is very salvageable through upgrades, but ideally you want to start with a lot more synergy in a Commander precon. That said, I'm looking forward to the challenge of getting this deck up to speed against some of the more powerful decks we've seen this year, including all the Secrets of Strixhaven Commander precons.

3

Fantastic four

Select a lane

I had my doubts about The Fantastic Four deck long before the deck list was revealed, but that was largely because it took a similar approach to the TMNT precon of having a bunch of options to lead the deck, only it was missing the key ingredient that made the TMNT deck work: Partner.

Without a partner, The Fantastic Four deck is more about choosing the right commander for your playstyle and asking that you draw the right cards at the right time to suit its level of aggression. The Thing and Human Torch are more aggressive Commanders, while Mister Fantastic and The Invisible Woman are more passive.

This also makes the deck feel torn between defense and offense, which you can easily spin as a situational build, but in reality it has to pick a lane and commit, rather than trying to play both sides of the fence.

I like that it's heavy on sorcery, which feeds into Commander ability triggers, but only six moments feels like a missed opportunity. Opponents will see where most of your strategy will be built, in your first main phase, so they can easily target you with counters and removal. An inability to prevent much of this by casting instants on the stack means you're telegraphing a lot of your moves, which isn't ideal at all in Commander.

There's also a ton of ramp in this deck, but I'll see that as a positive for now, especially given the mana costs to activate the abilities of the Fantastic Four cards, which can be troublesome if you don't draw the lands you need early in the game.

2

Wakanda forever

Artifacts On Steroids

The Wakanda Forever deck is the only one that hasn't really changed positions on these rankings when the decklists were revealed. Based on Commander T'Challa, Black Panther alone, it was clear what kind of deck this was going to be, and the deck list confirmed just that.

The Wakanda Forever deck is heavy on artifacts (and artifact creatures) and will be an absolute steamroller if allowed to build momentum.

It's practically the exact opposite of the Doom Prevails deck in that it's super focused on its main mechanic, and it's hard to make a wrong move because virtually every card has positive interactions with each other.

There's definitely room for improvement, and I'd argue that you could go even easier on the creatures, take out some unnecessary ramp, or even remove the Monarch mechanic altogether, and instead go with some additional enchantments or spells to really put pressure on your opponents.

This is a strong Commander precon right out of the box, but its potential after some tinkering is what excites me the most.

1

Avengers Assemble

From zero to hero

I was anything but a fan of the Avengers Assemble Commanders when they were first revealed. They seemed to indicate that a fairly basic tribal deck was coming, and chances were it would be too aggressive to work, at least given the state the format is in.

But once I took a look at the deck list, it's safe to say this is one very powerful Commander precon, and there's no need to trade a single card to win at your next Friday Night Magic event.

Most of the power in this deck comes from cost adjustment, making Hero creatures cheaper to cast, and synergizing this with the Captain America, Team Leader ability, giving them Vigilance and Haste until the end of the turn, while putting a +1/+1 counter on both the creature and Captain America.

This deck has the ability to get out of control so quickly that the game will be over before you even figure out how to stop it. That said, it is weak to board wipes due to its creature-heavy approach, but there are plenty of ways to protect against this, although none of the common methods, such as Teferi's Protection, are in the deck and would need to be added as an upgrade.

Avengers Assemble went from being the most basic and uninteresting of the four Marvel Super Heroes precons to easily the best, and it will be interesting to see if the market value of the decks adjusts accordingly, or if it stagnates as the reprint value is a bit lower compared to the others.