Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) Limited Guide: Colorless and Lands

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Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) will hold its prerelease events on June 19, 2026, and officially launches one week later on June 26, 2026. Want to learn more about individual card ratings and advice for Limited? Then check out this series of MSH Limited guides!

• For the mechanics, see this article: Marvel Super Heroes Mechanics Breakdown

Ratings

Score: 2.5
Comment: Acceptable stats with no color restrictions, and a surveil 2 deep enough to dig, plus the Villain type itself. It works as a curve filler for a deck and also fits the black-green theme of “two creature cards in the graveyard”.

Score: 2.0
Comment: Improvise has a hard time being useful in this set’s Limited, and turn five is critical in Limited. The Teamwork theme also needs more creatures to hold the board, and a 5-mana artifact ramp can’t help much. If your deck has lots of artifacts or The Invincible Iron Man, it can be a decent pairing.

Score: 3.0
Comment: Captain America’s shield is summed up in one word: “steady”. +8 toughness can block every creature in this set (Galactusexcepted), and it grants vigilance and an attack-trigger tap ability, letting the equipped creature be both offense and defense in one.

Score: 3.0
Comment: It works the turn it enters. The downside is that six cards of depth is a bit shallow, and whether you can cast depends on the individual stats of the attacking creature. With creature power generally low in this set, the trigger can miss. In a standoff where both sides have a board, getting some extra resources on top of creature trades can still affect the game. The TVA’s paperweight still has a nice effect on the table! (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go watch the Loki series right away.)

Score: 2.0
Comment: This set has quite a few flying creatures, so flying doesn’t give much of an edge, and needing Crew 4 to activate a 3/3 isn’t worth it. Only consider it if your deck has many high-cost cards that need ramp.

Score: 2.5
Comment: It can draw cards and also ramp, and it is a flying creature itself. Although its stats are poor, the resources it brings are enough.

Score: 3.0
Comment: As mentioned before, the high proportion of flyers in this set means the flying this Equipment grants adds little, while its ability to become a creature is a big plus in the artifact theme. In other color pairs, it can be equipped directly on entering to give +2/+1 and flying, a card worth playing.

Score: 2.5
Comment: 4/5 flying stats are serviceable in this set, but Crew 6 is simply too much. The two 1/1 Soldier tokens it brings, if you can pair them in a white-green build, raise this card’s usefulness. Otherwise it can’t bring you much board advantage.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier is the piece of hardware with the highest loss rate in Marvel. Even though it is equipped with top-tier energy shields, optical cloaking, and vibranium armor, in the comics and movies, whenever there is a major event, the Helicarrier is almost 100% certain to be hacked, have its engines blown up, and crash in a heroic explosion.

Score: 3.0
Comment: This set has many Power-up abilities that give creatures additional keyword abilities, and it can also target opposing creatures. If you can pair it with first strike or menace, you can ignore the weakness of 2 toughness. The base 1 power is slightly lacking, but since Marvel has plenty of legendary creatures, I believe it can still bring a certain amount of strength.

Score: 1.5
Comment: A Limited deck is usually only 40 cards, so please cherish your life. Unless you throw it onto the battlefield early with The Invincible Iron Man, or you are Shang-Chi himself, please don’t casually try it.

Score: 3.0
Comment: A standard 2/4 for 3 mana with excellent synergy with artifacts. It is a must-play for the red-blue theme, and I also strongly recommend it outside red-blue if your build has five or more artifacts.

Score: 2.5
Comment: Early on it is a filler with slightly poor stats, and after Power-up the stats are serviceable. It is a bit better if you have a Villain theme to pair it with.

Score: 2.0
Comment: The equip cost is a bit high, +2/+2 is merely serviceable, and indestructible is not very useful. (Why can’t you throw it? Thumbs down.)

Score: 3.0
Comment: Its stats make it a good blocker, but since Limited is still creature-centered, there aren’t many chances to trigger the ability, and you shouldn’t push the share of noncreature spells too high just to trigger it. Two or more triggers is already plenty.

Score: 2.5
Comment: Slightly poor stats, but if you can get power up to 4 or more through Equipment or other means, it draws a card every time it attacks, which definitely brings plenty of advantage.

Score: 2.5
Comment: This set’s common two-color lands are lifegain lands. Unlike the scry lands or surveil lands, which you can play as long as you touch one of their colors, these should only be used once your deck colors are settled. Worth mentioning: past sets’ common two-color lands came in only five, while this set has the full cycle of ten, which also makes three-color decks more stable in Limited.

A.I.M. Labs is the lab where George Tarleton worked before becoming M.O.D.O.K. At the time, the A.I.M. scientists wanted to create a “biological computer” to analyze the mysterious artifact the “Cosmic Cube” ( Cosmic Cube), and George, an honest, easily bullied technician with no background, was forcibly strapped to an operating table for genetic and neural modification.
Unexpectedly, the experiment was “too successful”. His brain mutated beyond human limits and his intelligence soared. But the first thing he did with his superhuman intellect was not to crunch data for his boss, but to realize: “I’m this smart, so why am I still listening to these fools?” He immediately used psychic power to kill every scientist who had modified him, seized supreme control of A.I.M., and jumped from a low-level employee to the organization’s “chairman”.

“I was once nothing more than a human lab rat to the scientists of Advanced Idea Mechanics. But these fools did their job too well - now, I am their master!” - M.O.D.O.K.

Score: 2.5
Comment: After the “Ragnarok” event, Asgard was destroyed and Thor woke up on Earth. He decided to rebuild his home, but he didn’t plan to build Asgard in an isolated dimension. Instead he made a stunning decision: he bought a large piece of land next to a small town called “Bronxton” in Oklahoma, USA. Using his divine power, Thor made the magnificent, golden Asgard castle float directly above the town of Bronxton.
But this gave the local law enforcement and tax officials a big headache, because Asgard was “floating in the air”, and legally it is hard to define whether it counts as Oklahoma territory and whether a god has to pay property tax.

“Whether in space, in a mystical realm, or floating over Bronxton, Oklahoma, Asgard is always Asgard.” - Thor

Score: 2.5
Comment: Before becoming Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers was a top test pilot in the U.S. Air Force. She had to fly newly developed prototypes with the most extreme performance, the most dangerous, and even limits that computers couldn’t predict.
Tony Stark, on the other hand, is the strongest modification genius in the Marvel universe. The Avengers’ signature vehicle, the Quinjet, already carries S.H.I.E.L.D.’s top technology, but Tony is never satisfied, and he will definitely “Stark-ify” the engines, stealth system, and thrusters. This line is Tony eagerly wanting to hand his new toy to the team’s flying expert to test.

“I made some modifications I think you’ll like. Carol, you used to be a test pilot, right? Want to take this new Quinjet out for a spin?” - Tony Stark

Score: 3.5
Comment: After a few stories, let us get back on topic. This set has a great many Hero types. This land’s mana can not only cast them but also use Power-up abilities, and the last ability can be used at instant speed, helping you gain more resources in the late game.

Score: 3.0
Comment: 4-toughness creatures are not rare in this set, and the instant-speed card draw gives extra resources during creature standoffs. Being able to produce four colors also makes the Fantastic Four combo of Invisible Woman, Sue Storm, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Human Torch, Johnny Storm, and The Thing, Ben Grimmeasier to achieve! (If anyone actually pulls it off, you must tell me.)

Score: 2.5
Comment: In Marvel comics lore, Birnin Zana is the capital of Wakanda, also known as “The Golden City”.
It is a miraculous city that perfectly blends nearly magical futuristic technology with traditional African architecture. Here, lush green vertical ecological gardens cover the walls of towering skyscrapers, and supersonic maglev trains shuttle above ancient tribal markets. The “plaza” this card refers to is the liveliest hub of the city, where citizens gather.

“In the heart of Birnin Zana stands a monument to the panther goddess Bast and her chosen one, the Black Panther.”

Rest in peace, Chadwick Aaron Boseman. Wakanda Forever.

Score: 2.5
Comment: This set’s artifact theme is concentrated in red-blue, with no artifact token themes (such as Clue, Treasure, Map…). Doombat only works with one black mythic rare, and most artifacts come from artifact creatures in your build. Being activatable only at sorcery speed also means there is no air wall blocking sacrifice plays, so most of the time it merely adds color to artifact-theme decks. It only has a chance of making the deck in red-blue artifacts or red-blue splashing black.

Score: 3.0
Comment: A two-color condition that is easy to meet in Limited. If the color pair is right, always play it, and it is also a nice choice for splashing a third color.

“You talk of freedom, of rights. Whose hands do you think built these fortifications? Deep in their hearts, those peasants long to be ruled.” - Baron Zemo
This line reflects the core villain logic of the evil organization Hydra (and also his personal creed). He believes human history is one of chaos, and that if mortals are given freedom they will only use it to destroy each other and start wars.
In Zemo’s eyes, freedom (Freedom / Liberty) is only an empty illusion. Peasants are by nature blind, weak, and in need of guidance. Only when a ruler with noble blood, absolute wisdom, and an iron fist like him establishes order can the world gain true peace. This “dark fortress” is built on the blood and sweat of countless subjects, a bastion to maintain this cold order.

Score: 2.5
Comment: Fisk Tower is a special presence for both the legitimate and the underworld sides of New York. On the surface it is the headquarters of the legitimate company “Fisk Industries”, where Kingpin receives the mayor and hosts charity dinners.
But in reality, the basement and hidden floors of the building hold political enemies who opposed him, and even hide high-tech weaponry, drugs, and money-laundering networks. Because Kingpin wraps himself in skilled legal maneuvers and political donations as “New York’s number one philanthropist”, the police know full well something is wrong here but can’t touch a hair on his head without hard evidence.

“Fisk Tower is a symbol of my support and generosity to this city. Rest assured, I am always there, watching over everything.” - Kingpin, Wilson Fisk

Score: 3.0
Comment: In the Marvel movies, J.A.R.V.I.S. was adapted into Tony’s AI. But in the original comics, Jarvis is a genuine flesh-and-blood human old butler. He not only served the Stark family, but after Tony donated the mansion to the Avengers, became the spiritual pillar of the whole team.

“Master Stark, will your friends be staying overnight tonight?” - Edwin Jarvis, Avengers Mansion butler

Score: 3.0
Comment:

“Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D. Spectacular, isn’t it? Director Fury just needed somewhere to park his car.” - Agent Maria Hill

Score: 2.5
Comment: Although crime is rampant here, it is also a warm-hearted old Manhattan Irish community. By day, Matt and his partner Foggy help poor neighbors with lawsuits and fight for their rights for free in a shabby law office. But at night, this neighborhood transforms into a black-and-red battlefield.

“Where else would the devil live?” - Daredevil, Matt Murdock

Score: 3.0
Comment: Every time Ultron is smashed and dismantled by the Avengers, the backup consciousness it left on some secret server or hidden lair in the universe activates and carves a new number into its steel body (such as Ultron-5, Ultron-6… all the way to the later extremely powerful Ultron-11). This card jumps the number straight to 2458: in some unknown remote bunker, this guy has been secretly iterating, evolving, and rebuilding itself thousands of times! This terrifying count is the street heroes’ and Avengers’ deepest nightmare.

“While the Avengers worry about the threat of Ultron 19, in a remote underground bunker, the construction of Ultron 2458 is nearing completion.”

Score: 2.5
Comment: At that time, Dr. Banner developed the devastating weapon, the “Gamma Bomb (G-Bomb)”, at the Los Diablos base. General Ross was the military head of the project, a fierce, impatient man who deeply loathed Banner’s cautious, slow scientist attitude.
But just at the last moment, as the bomb counted down and was about to detonate, Dr. Banner suddenly discovered that a rebellious young man driving a car had wandered into the restricted zone of the test site, clueless about the danger (who later became the Hulk’s friend Rick Jones).

“Because of your damn delays, my men have been stationed here for weeks, Banner! Are you going to test that gamma bomb or not?” - General “Thunderbolt” Ross

Score: 2.5
Comment: Hank Pym invented the “Pym Particles” that can change an object’s size, and he also developed an electronic helmet that can communicate neurally with insects.
In Hank’s eyes, human assistants (including students and researchers he has mentored) often make mistakes, question his theories, ask for raises, and might even plot to steal his research results, but ants are different.

“These ants are the best lab assistants I’ve ever had. No offense, Bill.” - Hank Pym

Score: 2.5
Comment: In the comics and movies, Tony originally built the first small reactor out of scrap in a cave to stay alive. After returning to the U.S., he not only used this technology in the Iron Man armor but also scaled it up to “industrial grade” to supply the entire Stark Tower with sustainable, clean green energy.

“Glad to see the new industrial reactor about to come online. Too bad I’m already designing the next generation.” - Tony Stark

Score: 2.5
Comment: Before becoming the Mole Man, Harvey Elder was a brilliant nuclear physicist and explorer. But because he was short, hunchbacked, and didn’t fit conventional standards of appearance, he suffered endless mockery, exclusion, and humiliation in the surface world, and even his academic research was dismissed by his peers as ravings.
Despairing and furious, he decided to stay away from human civilization. On one expedition, he accidentally fell into a giant underground world deep within the Earth (Subterranea).

“Down here in the depths, I am no longer alone. I need a kingdom, and they need a king.” - Mole Man, Harvey Elder

Score: 3.0
Comment: A surveil land usable by every color pair, and it can also fix with a bit of mana. You will play it whether you are one color, two colors, or three or more.

Score: 3.0
Comment: In the comics’ lore at the time, the traditional Avengers headquarters (Avengers Mansion) was located in New York, and all major events and villain attacks were concentrated on the East Coast. Vision, then the team’s leader, believed the threats facing Earth were growing, that the New York group alone couldn’t possibly reach them all, and in particular that the West Coast of the U.S. lacked a resident guardian team of heroes.
So he entrusted the heavy responsibility of forming a “branch” in California and establishing a new training base to Hawkeye, who was then eager to prove his leadership.

“I have been authorized to form a California expansion team. Who’s coming with me?” - Hawkeye, Clint Barton

Score: 3.0
Comment: Although there are fewer Villains than Heroes in this set, the last ability pairs with drawing a second card and the graveyard theme, and even at sorcery speed it is worth playing.

Conclusion

This time the colorless slot has many serviceable filler creatures that lubricate a build nicely in Limited. The 10 common two-color lands and the 5 rare two-color lands also make this set’s multicolor builds more stable, and it is definitely a set very friendly to “three-color” decks.
This is probably the most words I have ever written on Limited card ratings. While analyzing power level, I also shared many classic little Marvel stories with everyone, and I hope you enjoy them.
The prerelease will officially ignite the battle on June 19, 2026! Whether you want to be a Hero who saves the world or a Villain scheming in the shadows, I wish you all great luck when opening packs and perfect draws in every game at the event!