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MJ, Rising Star

Legendary Creature — Human Performer

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on MJ.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Marvel's Spider-Man Eternal
Price
$0.65
EDHREC rank
#16697
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MJ, Rising Star card art
MJ, Rising Star puts a +1/+1 counter on itself whenever you cast a spell with a higher mana value than its current power, snowballing fast in decks built to exploit counter synergies — and Agatha's Soul Cauldron can strip those counters off a graveyard copy to fuel its activated abilities elsewhere. The cost is real: MJ demands you sequence spells carefully and stalls out if your curve isn't stacked above it.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where MJ, Rising Star has a home, slotting into +1/+1 counter decks that can reliably curve above its growing power and convert that bulk into payoffs. Legacy and Vintage are legal but uninterested — the effect is too incremental and too fragile for those formats' speed. Oathbreaker is the sleeper slot: as a signature spell target or engine piece in a counter-focused shell, the slower pace lets MJ's snowball actually land.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.65 bulk tier

At $0.65, MJ, Rising Star sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a casual inclusion without any budget consideration. Bulk rares with niche synergy profiles tend to stay flat unless a breakout combo pushes demand, so don't expect movement.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.