Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel Super Heroes set may have given way to the game’s return to Middle-earth with The Hobbit, but that means discounts are getting more regular on the prior, spandex-clad set.
The good news is that these savings extend to the Commander Decks, including the Doom Prevails one focused on supervillains from the Marvel Universe. Not long ago, the deck was being sold for significantly more than the MSRP, reaching above $80. Now? It’s dropped from its $75 price to $64.95. And yet, if you’re looking to pick up a deck from the set, it’s not the one I’d recommend.
Doom Prevails
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Skip Doom Prevails, Buy This Precon Instead
It pains me to say it in the Year of Doomsday, but Doom Prevails just isn’t the most cohesive deck you can pick up from the set.
It leans into the Connive mechanic to drain foes of life and trigger plenty of discard effects, but it’ll need some elbow grease (and investment) to get it onto the same level as some of its rivals.
There’s a copying subtheme, token generation, and more, but none of it blends together particularly well. That makes the whole deck feel clunky, particularly if this set is your on-ramp to Magic as a whole, or the Commander format.
Avengers Assemble
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If you are new to the game in any capacity, I’d wholeheartedly recommend the Avengers Assemble deck. It might not be as fun as being a bunch of supervillains, but this deck snowballs rapidly, and it’s discounted down to just $54.18.
Captain America and Nick Fury both tie together nicely, but even just having Cap on the board means you’ll be bringing in heroes regularly and having them able to swing while knowing they can also block.
It’s arguably not quite as interesting as the Fantastic Four or Wakanda Forever precons, but it’s certainly effective. Plus, Captain America, Team Leader, costing just three mana, means you can start your game plan nice and early with the right land drops.
Where do you land on the Marvel precons? Let us know in the comments.
Lloyd Coombes
Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He’s a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife’s dismay.