Last updated on July 15, 2026

Storm, Shaker of Skies | Illustration by Craig Elliott
While some cards from Marvel Super Heroes have already been making a huge impact across formats, thereโs plenty that are so bad they might as well not exist. This is nothing new, not all cards are for all formats, and thereโs lots of cards that are just for draft that donโt matter in a format like Commander. This is especially true when talking about the commanders themselves, as you can only have legendary creatures as your commander, and most creatures simply arenโt legendary and are therefore mostly irrelevant.
However, thatโs not the case with Marvel Super Heroes, as this set as well as its accompanying Commander and Jumpstart products are almost entirely composed of legendary creatures. And yet, there are a whopping 15 legendary creaturesโall from these supplemental non-Standard legal productsโthat donโt even have a single deck built for them on EDHREC, a popular site for posting deck lists. Not every legendary creature is designed to be a commander specifically, but itโs always interesting when literally no one has tried.
Editorโs Note: Some brave soul built Goliath, Mass Manipulator between now and when we originally published this piece!
Unplayable Commanders

The simple answer is that most of these cards arenโt intended to be played outside of introducing new players to the game. They are incredibly simple by design. However, I think the dissonance comes from the fact that they are legendary rather than regular creatures, and weโre used to expecting more out of our legendary creatures. Afterall, legendary means itโs a named character, you can only have one in play at a timeโit must be important. So to see a well known character show up on a card only for it to have below rate stats and a singular keyword is a bit of a let down. Even if they didnโt intend for it to be playable, there is still an expectation. With all that out of the way, letโs take a look at these disappointing cards.
Hey look, itโs that guy who runs fast! He has haste, thatโs clever. Donโt pay attention to the fact that heโs worse than Volcanic Villain, a card from the main set that is totally unplayable.
This one is at least interesting, and it would have been nice to see this card in the main set where it would have at least been useful in draft. Sadly, itโs nearly useless as a commander, and likely wonโt be in anyoneโs 99 either.
Thereโs not much to say about this one other than itโs a worse version of Siegehorn Ceratops by a pretty wide margin.
The only thing thatโs impressive about this card is how they manage to keep printing more and more Spider-Men. Youโd think they wouldโve run out of names by now.
This one is actually a little surprising. Itโs one of the few cards on this list thatโs a rare, and it seems to have fine stats for its cost. Unfortunately, its ability is incredibly narrow, especially in blue, a color that doesnโt particularly care about Heroes. Oh well, you know what they say: You winsome you lose some.
Again, this is a card that would be more at home in a draft format rather than whatever Jumpstart product this is a part of. I suppose itโs perfectly fine there too, itโs just disappointing that no one will ever play it anywhere other than in Jumpstart. Does anyone play Jumpstart?
This is another outlier, and it is another one of the only rares on this list. The reason itโs not helming any decks is not because itโs inherently weak as much as it is because itโs designed to be in the 99. Itโs ability only works if you have a different commander, and so itโs not without a home. This card is fine.
This is a creature with Char stapled to it. Thatโs about all there is to say. It would have been fine in the main set, but here it will never see play and so it might as well not exist.
Surprisingly, this card is kind ofโฆ. okay? Itโs narrow, but maybe there is an aggressive enough low power Hero deck that might want this. I donโt know. In any case, itโs no Vampire Nighthawk
Big and boring. This is nothing special. Iโm running out of things to say about these cards. All I feel is apathy. I wonder if thatโs their intention.
Itโs a four mana 6/6 with flying if youโve sacrificed something this turn. Thatโs just not where you want to be these days. Sorry Nefaria.
It has power-up, but itโs also powerfully boring. Again, all I feel is apathy towards this card.
Such a great character on such a boring, weak card. Itโs a shame really.
Waiter, waiter! More weak sauce please!
Did you know Thor had a secret identity? I sure didnโt. And because no one is ever going to play this card, his identity will continue to be a secret.
Future Of Bulk

Bulk Up | Illustration by Warren Mahy
Is it over? Is it done? That sure was a lot of crap to wade through, and Iโm sure weโll be getting plenty more crap with the next set. Because of the increased amount of Universes Beyond and supplemental products, it feels like there is a never-ending slew of totally irrelevant legendary creatures, and it starts to make you question why they need to exist. At any rate, you can change this list if you want. All you have to do is make a singular deck on EDHREC and you will be the only person to have a deck for that commander! Otherwise, say goodbye to these cards, because I guarantee that you will never see them again.
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