Superior Spider-Man
Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
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.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8204
Superior Spider-Man enters the battlefield and immediately takes over a creature your opponent controls, turning their best threat into your asset. The cost is real — you're building around even-mana-cost restrictions to slot into Gyruda, Doom of Depths — but the raw board impact makes that constraint worth accepting.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Gyruda, Doom of Depths mills four cards and reanimates the best even-cost creature among them, and Superior Spider-Man's even mana cost means it lands directly off that trigger — giving the deck both a reanimation target and a permanent theft effect in one slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Superior Spider-Man earns its slot in Gyruda, Doom of Depths shells where the even-CMC restriction is already a deck-building constraint — it pulls double duty as a reanimation target and a permanent threat conversion. Outside of that specific engine, it competes in a crowded field of theft effects, and the even-cost requirement is a real limiter when you're building outside the Gyruda shell. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, Superior Spider-Man faces stiff competition from cheaper interaction, and the mana investment is harder to justify in a faster game. Legacy and Vintage play at a speed where a five-mana effect rarely resolves without protection.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Superior Spider-Man isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest figures. Given its Commander niche in Gyruda decks and Marvel Multiverse cross-brand demand, price swings on this one are worth monitoring before you buy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.