The Death of Gwen Stacy
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Destroy target creature.
II — Each player may discard a card. Each player who doesn't loses 3 life.
III — Exile any number of target players' graveyards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10213
The Death of Gwen Stacy is a removal spell with a legacy built into its text — it kills a creature and leaves behind a consequence that rewards you for doing what Spider-Man decks already want to do. Norman Osborn in particular treats it as fuel: the card's death-trigger feeds his villain-centric engine while clearing a blocker.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is the natural home for The Death of Gwen Stacy — it removes a threat on the opponent's board while simultaneously triggering the kind of villain-adjacent payoffs Norman demands, making it removal and resource generation in the same 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 |
The Death of Gwen Stacy is legal across every major constructed format, but Commander is where it actually gets played. In 60-card formats it competes against a deep pool of efficient removal that doesn't ask you to build around a death trigger, so it rarely makes the cut. In Commander, the singleton rule and the prevalence of Norman Osborn as a commander give it a real home — the trigger scales up in multiplayer, and the thematic fit with Spider-Man adjacent builds is a genuine mechanical advantage, not just flavor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for The Death of Gwen Stacy isn't available in the current index, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow synergy profile outside of Norman Osborn builds, expect it to sit at a low price point unless demand from that commander's fanbase pushes it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Norman Osborn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.