Magic: The Gathering – Marvel Super Heroes Commander Deck Upgrades & Cuts – All Changes to the 4 Precons

With the four Magic: The Gathering – Marvel Super Heroes Commander Decks, Wizards of the Coast has released exciting preconstructed decks for Marvel and Commander fans. As with almost every Commander deck, there are cards that can be swapped out to make the overall strategy stronger, more consistent, or simply better suited to your own playstyle.

For this analysis, we provided Fridolin with all four Commander decks. He tested each deck, played numerous games, and presented his upgrade recommendations in a YouTube video.

In this blog, you'll find all of the changes clearly summarized: 8 upgrades and 8 cuts for each deck, along with a brief explanation of why each change better supports the deck's overall game plan.

This allows you to review the recommendations at your own pace, compare individual cards, and decide which upgrades you want to include in your own Marvel Commander deck.

Don't own a Marvel Commander deck yet? You'll find all Marvel Super Heroes Commander Decks here, along with matching Commander accessories, including sleeves, deck boxes, and playmats to keep your cards protected.

Table of Contents

• Doom Prevails
• Avengers, Assemble
• Wakanda Forever
• The Fantastic Four
• Fridolin's Ratings
• Conclusion

The 4 Marvel Commander Decks in Detail

Let's take a closer look at the four Magic: The Gathering – Marvel Super Heroes Commander Decks. Each preconstructed deck follows its own unique strategy and gains a much stronger focus through Fridolin's recommended changes.

For each deck you'll find:

• 8 recommended upgrades
• 8 matching cuts
• a brief explanation of why these changes are worthwhile and how they improve the deck's overall game plan.

Simply choose the deck that interests you most, or compare all four builds side by side.

• • Doom Prevails
  • Avengers, Assemble
  • Wakanda Forever
  • The Fantastic Four

👉 You can watch Fridolin's full video here:

Doom Prevails

This deck uses the Connive mechanic to draw cards, deliberately fill the graveyard, and use it as a key resource for powerful discard and reanimator synergies.

8 Upgrades

Fridolin recommends replacing the following eight cards:

Why These Upgrades?

Fridolin's changes transform Doom Prevails from a fairly broad preconstructed deck into a focused discard and reanimator strategy. Discarding cards becomes the deck's primary engine for card advantage, board control, and powerful graveyard synergies. Nearly every new addition supports this game plan, allowing the deck's various interactions to work together much more effectively.

Some of the most impactful additions include:

• Anje Falkenrath, who consistently filters cards, fills the graveyard, and keeps the discard engine running.
• Grimoire of the Dead, which can turn your stocked graveyard into a game-winning reanimation later in the game.
• Archfiend of Ifnir, which turns every discarded card into additional pressure on your opponents' boards.
• Psychic Frog, which generates additional card advantage directly from discarded cards.
• Green Goblin, Nemesis and Norman Osborn, both of which strengthen the discard strategy while fitting perfectly into the deck's Marvel theme.

💡 My Take: This upgrade package has the biggest impact on the deck's overall playstyle. While the original preconstructed deck tries to support multiple strategies at once, this version fully commits to discard and graveyard synergies. The result is a deck that plays much more smoothly, consistently, and rewards nearly every spell you cast.

8 Cuts

To make room for the new synergies, Fridolin recommends removing the following cards from the preconstructed deck:

These changes make room for a much more focused game plan, allowing discard, the graveyard, and reanimation to work together seamlessly. As a result, the deck plays much more smoothly and takes full advantage of Doctor Doom's strengths.

Avengers, Assemble

This deck focuses on legendary creatures and +1/+1 counters. The game plan is straightforward: deploy creatures, continuously strengthen them, and overwhelm your opponents with an ever-growing board.

8 Upgrades

Fridolin recommends replacing the following eight cards:

Why These Upgrades?

Fridolin's changes refine the deck's original game plan without changing its core identity. The focus shifts even more toward legendary creatures, +1/+1 counters, and powerful team synergies. Rather than relying on individually strong cards, the upgraded build allows nearly every permanent to enhance the others, making your board increasingly threatening with each turn.

Some of the most impactful additions include:

• Cadric, Soul Kindler, who copies legendary creatures, allowing you to reuse powerful enters-the-battlefield and attack triggers.
• Chronicle of Victory, which strengthens your legendary creatures while also providing valuable card advantage.
• Ripples of Potential, which multiplies your +1/+1 counters while reliably protecting your board from sweepers.
• Boros Charm, which provides flexible protection or can deal additional damage when needed.
• Herald of Secret Streams, which makes creatures with +1/+1 counters unblockable and often ends games with a single attack.
• Flowering of the White Tree, which permanently buffs all your legendary creatures while also protecting them.
• Captain America, First Avenger and Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader, both of which perfectly complement the deck's focus on legendary creatures and +1/+1 counters.

💡 My Take: This upgrade package doesn't fundamentally change the deck—and that's exactly its greatest strength. Rather than forcing a new strategy, it fully commits to the synergies already present. As a result, Avengers, Assemble becomes much more cohesive, consistent, and rewards careful board development with overwhelming pressure in the late game.

8 Cuts

To put even more emphasis on legendary creatures and +1/+1 counters, Fridolin recommends removing the following cards from the preconstructed deck:

Wakanda Forever

This deck revolves around +1/+1 counters, artifact synergies, and the new Vibranium tokens, which produce colorless mana similarly to Powerstones. At the same time, the deck takes advantage of the Monarch mechanic and a go-wide strategy to establish long-term control of the game with an ever-growing board.

8 Upgrades

Fridolin further refines Wakanda Forever into a deck focused on +1/+1 counters and long-term board development. Rather than trying to support multiple strategies at once, the upgraded list places even greater emphasis on counter synergies. The result is a deck that gets online faster, scales more efficiently, and makes much better use of its resources.

Why These Upgrades?

Unlike the other three decks, Wakanda Forever stays largely true to its original strategy. The upgrades build upon the existing synergies, ensuring that nearly every new card supports the counter-focused game plan. As a result, your board continues to grow while both card advantage and protection are significantly improved.

Some of the most impactful additions include:

• Cloud Key and The Earth Crystal, which reduce the cost of key spells and accelerate your overall game plan.
• Good-Fortune Unicorn and Animation Module, which turn nearly every counter effect into additional value while steadily growing your board.
• Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam, which converts +1/+1 counters into additional card advantage and extra creatures.
• Andúril, Narsil Reforged, which strengthens your team with every attack and keeps the pressure on your opponents.
• Inspiring Call, which both draws cards and reliably protects your developed board from sweepers.
• High Score, which distributes additional counters and provides a steady stream of card advantage over the course of the game.

💡 My Take: This upgrade package feels like the most natural evolution of all four preconstructed decks. The original playstyle remains almost unchanged, but it becomes significantly smoother and more consistent. Rather than relying on flashy individual cards, many small improvements combine to make the counter-based strategy perform much better from the opening turns through the end of the game.

8 Cuts

To fully commit the deck to +1/+1 counters and counter synergies, Fridolin recommends removing the following cards from the preconstructed deck:

These cuts make room for cards that support the counter-focused game plan much more effectively. Expensive value and control cards are replaced with cheaper synergy pieces that either generate counters early or make better use of existing +1/+1 counters. As a result, Wakanda Forever plays much more smoothly, scales better into the late game, and builds an increasingly threatening board turn after turn.