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Wizards Reveals 81 Marvel Super Heroes Cards, Including a Power‑Up Thanos and Four Commander Precons

The card reveal shows new timing-focused mechanics and heavy premium reprints that aim to reshape commander play and drive collector demand before the set ships on June 26.

Overview

  • Wizards of the Coast unveiled 81 cards on Tuesday that preview the Marvel Super Heroes set and the four themed Commander preconstructed decks called Avengers Assemble, Wakanda Forever, Fantastic Four, and Doom Prevails.
  • Designers introduced two new mechanics: Power‑up, which lets players pay extra either when casting a creature or later to trigger larger effects, and Teamwork, which lets tapped creatures help pay for stronger spells.
  • A highlighted card, Thanos, uses Power‑up to offer a delayed, high-cost board‑wipe option that can be paid for after the creature enters play, changing timing and threat assessment in multiplayer games.
  • The four precons translate Marvel identities into distinct strategies: Wakanda Forever is a green‑white artifact deck that creates Vibranium tokens, Fantastic Four makes each family member a four‑color attack‑activated commander, and Doom Prevails centers villains and the returning connive mechanic.
  • The release also leans heavily on collectibility with Source Material reprints by Alex Ross and Jack Kirby, multiple borderless and scene variants, new dual lands with special enter‑untapped conditions, and ultra‑limited chase prints such as a 150‑copy Mind Stone, all scheduled to ship in product launches and collector editions on June 26.