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Superior Spider-Man

Superior Spider-Man

Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero

Superior Spider-Man wants a deck that copies the best creature on the table. It also works in a deck built around Heroes, Humans or Spiders.

  • Mana cost2 genericblueblack
  • Blue, Black ()
  • Power / toughness4 / 4
  • RarityRare

Mind Swap — You may have Superior Spider-Man enter as a copy of any creature card in a graveyard, except his name is Superior Spider-Man and he's a 4/4 Spider Human Hero in addition to his other types. When you do, exile that card.

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Cards That Fit Superior Spider-Man

Picked for what they do in Superior Spider-Man's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Superior Spider-Man's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Superior Spider-Man

explain how Superior Spider-Man works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 19 Sep 2025

If the copied card has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

Wizards of the Coast 19 Sep 2025

Treat Superior Spider-Man as though he were the chosen card entering (with the noted exceptions). Any "As this creature enters," "This creature enters with," and "When this creature enters" abilities of the chosen card will work.

2 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Commanders that share the most with Superior Spider-Man, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryUBPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue, B for black. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.ClonesClone decks copy the best creature on the battlefield, whoever owns it, so they always have one of the strongest things on the table. A copy also gets the original's 'when this enters' ability, so each clone can bring a fresh effect too.Open the Clones pageCloneCopies a creature or another permanent already on the battlefield. Copying the best thing on the table is often cheaper than casting something equally strong. Phyrexian Metamorph, Helm of the HostOpen the Clone pageHeroesHeroes are creatures spread across every color, including the superheroes of Magic's Marvel cards.Open the Heroes page