Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) Limited Review: White

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Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) will hold its prerelease events on June 19, 2026, and officially release a week later on June 26, 2026. Want to learn more about individual card ratings and recommendations for limited? Then check out this MSH limited review series!

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

Introduction

Long time no see! I wonder if GF’s readers still recognize me xDD. I just checked, and the last time I reviewed a limited set was FDN, a year and a half ago. As a longtime Marvel fan, with two IPs I love very much, MTG and Marvel, teaming up, there’s no way I could miss this one, hehe.

In this set, white’s character selection and positioning is basically the side of justice: the familiar S.H.I.E.L.D., members of the Defenders, and all sorts of “Captains” have a place in white.

As one of the writers on the team with more knowledge of Marvel, rather than only evaluating the strength of individual cards, this time I’ll also give simple character background introductions for some key characters. I hope everyone enjoys them.

Ratings

Score: 2.5
Comment: A decent three-drop. Although the 3/2 body is slightly worse than a standard 3/3, it is after all a card that generates value. The black-white theme this time is “Attacks Alone,” so if you have a powerful or evasive lone attacker, this is a very good value engine.

Sharon Carter, also known as Agent 13, is, as the name suggests, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent number 13. In the cinematic universe she’s mostly referred to by her real name, and had a brief romance with Cap in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. In the comics she’s the younger sister of Cap’s true love Peggy Carter, changed to a niece in the films, and later in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier she apparently turned bad and became an underground broker.

Score: 2.5
Comment: A 2/1 for 1 mana, with flawless stats. The white-blue theme in this set is “Teamwork,” but there are actually only 13 Teamwork cards in total and only 5 in white-blue. The value part can be treated as a freebie; it’s strong when triggered, and even without it this is already a good enough 1-drop.

Maria Hill has long been the Deputy Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in both the cinematic and comic universes, a central figure in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s leadership. In the comics, she took over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. after Nick Fury’s death; in the films, after S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed she joined Stark Industries and secretly helped Nick Fury.

Score: 2.5
Comment: A 2/2 for 2, standard stats. Prowess in limited can be treated as a freebie.

In the comics, Agents of Atlas is actually a spy organization.

Score: 4.0
Comment: A very powerful engine. This set is called Marvel “Heroes” after all, so Hero is naturally the creature subtype with the most cards, with white having a full 20 Heroes and the other colors having quite a few too. This means that this card will often put a counter on your whole board every turn, while having vigilance itself, making it one of white’s powerful bombs.

Phil Coulson is also a veteran agent and leadership team member of S.H.I.E.L.D. In the films, he became director of S.H.I.E.L.D. after it fell in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, was killed by Loki in The Avengers, and in the series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was briefly revived and then sacrificed again.

Score: 2.5
Comment: A 2/4 body is pretty good. In this main set, only 31 / 170 creatures have 3 or more power, and counting only commons and uncommons it’s 17 / 119, so 4 toughness is a very good defensive body. Under the black-white “Attacks Alone” theme it will also keep growing the attacker, making it a card that fits the black-white theme well.

Uh… just a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

Score: 4.0
Comment: As mentioned earlier, this set has a huge number of Heroes, so a Hero-tribal, bigger version of Glorious Anthem is certainly strong. Besides the terrifying boost of +2/+2 for all Heroes, when a Hero enters or finishes attacking you draw a card, making it a powerful engine that both strengthens your board and refills your hand. (Flash is practically a freebie.)

Avengers Assemble! When Cap shouted this line in the film I was genuinely moved to no end. It’s my favorite scene in the Marvel films, and in the frame you can see many Avengers we know well: Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Thor, Vision, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ant-Man (the second one), and Giant-Man (the original Ant-Man, enlarged).

Score: 2.5
Comment: Basic Landcycling is back again! Once again a great partner for fixing colors. This time white’s 5-mana “two bodies” is actually pretty good, especially since they’re Heroes, and as mentioned earlier, Hero is a very strong subtype in this set.

The art appears to show Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Moon Knight, three street-level heroes, fighting the ninjas of the Hand.

Score: 2.0
Comment: The 2/1 body is a bit weak, and with Power-up it becomes a 4/3 for 5. Although lifelink is a good limited ability, the body still costs it some points. It’s a curve filler.

In the center of the art is D-man, who hasn’t appeared in the films yet, a former wrestler enhanced by drugs.

Score: 4.0
Comment: A 3/2 first striker for 3 is already an excellent body, it can absorb one hit by itself, and while its shield counter is still on it, you and your other Heroes have hexproof. Really strong.

Captain America probably needs little introduction. Even if you’ve never touched Marvel you’ve likely heard of him, one of the most iconic members of the Avengers, and carrying his own shield is also very faithful.

Score: 3.5
Comment: Although its toughness is only 1, flying and first strike, two abilities that help it get through, plus ward 1, leave nothing to criticize about its body. Its strong evasion also makes it one of the best attackers in the black-white theme, and even when not attacking alone, its triggered ability makes the whole board bigger. A very versatile, good creature.

If you only watched Marvel films up to Endgame you may be confused about who this is. He’s the second Captain America who took up the shield, the original Falcon. As the second-generation spiritual leader, making all the heroes on the board stronger together is also quite faithful.

Score: 4.5
Comment: A very strong bomb. It can push the attack, and on defense it can use flash to swap in a creature, and in the very late game it even becomes indestructible. If I were the opponent and saw her, I’d start thinking about what to have for dinner.

If Captain America is the leader of Earth, then Captain Marvel is the leader of the universe. Carrying the Marvel name outright also symbolizes her status, and as one of Marvel’s strongest in pure power, this ability truly lives up to her name.

Score: 3.5
Comment: A very strong uncommon. Flying and vigilance make it evasive while still able to defend, and the flash effect can be treated as a freebie, since waiting on flash and then having the opponent do nothing is awkward, but occasionally it works wonders.

His real name is actually Mar-Vell. He was actually the first Captain Marvel, and his name is derived from Marvel. In the comics he’s male; in the films, he appears only in Captain Marvel’s origin story, changed to female, but in both cases the character is a mentor to the second Captain Marvel.

Score: 2.5
Comment: A filler creature with adequate stats. In this set, green has three common-uncommon cards that fight, so she performs especially well in white-green, and at other times she pairs nicely with some combat tricks.

Colleen Wing is a street-level hero skilled in martial arts and swordsmanship, and a partner of Iron Fist and Luke Cage.

Score: 2.0
Comment: A 1-drop that fills the curve. One look at this ability tells you it will perform best in black-white.

I originally didn’t know what to write about this card, but I really like its flavor text: “It’s easy to be a hero when you know what you’re fighting for.”

Score: 2.5
Comment: A common white removal spell aimed at attackers/blockers. The white-blue theme is Teamwork, but as long as you have white it’s a decent removal spell. (Note: 4 damage handles almost all creatures in the format.)

If you’ve seen the Avengers films, this is what the inside of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s flying aircraft carrier looks like.

Score: 3.0
Comment: In limited, anything that doesn’t lose you card advantage is strong, even with just a 2/2 body, and with other Heroes it also gains life. A good creature above the average.

The hero training in the art is Hazmat, a main member of the comic Avengers Academy, whose body constantly generates radiation, so she must always wear a protective suit.

Score: 2.5
Comment: 5 mana is a bit much, but lifelink, 5 toughness, and the triggered ability all provide excellent defensive value. A very strong defensive card. (Note: I’m personally less bullish on pure defensive cards, so I originally gave it 2.0, but after discussing with the rest of the writing team everyone gave it 2.5.)

Invisible Woman is a member of the Fantastic Four, the first family of superheroes. As the name suggests she can turn invisible, and she can also control energy force fields to defend or attack.

Score: 4.0
Comment: The double-faced cards in this set are all of the type where either face can be cast, so you can also look at this card from the back. The front alone, a 2/3 for 2, is already very good, and the effect of the opponent being unable to cast spells during your turn shuts out all combat tricks and instant-speed removal. The back, in addition to its original abilities, becomes a powerful 6-mana 6/6 with reach and trample, and the key is that her triggered ability gains a huge advantage in combat and can also be used to avoid direct-damage removal.

Jennifer Walters, She-Hulk, is a lawyer by profession and the cousin of the well-known Hulk, Bruce Banner. She gained her transformation ability through accidental exposure to his blood, and because of her special identity, as She-Hulk she often serves as defense attorney for superheroes.

Score: 2.5
Comment: Flying and vigilance add a lot of points to this card, and evasion is especially valuable in this set because of the black-white color pair. As before, prowess is best treated as a freebie.

The Kree are the race of both Captain Marvels. If you’ve seen the films, they’re the race commanded by Ronan the Accuser.

Score: 3.0
Comment: A creature that suits the black-white theme very well, with strong defense, and one of the top attackers in black-white.

Luke Cage is the representative figure among street-level heroes. In Marvel he’s a hero who, like Cap, fights purely on physical strength, righteous, and dislikes being restrained.

Score: 3.0
Comment: Two-mana acceleration in white is a rare find, and after Harness in the late game it can also become a resource engine, a card that’s useful both early and late.

After the Spider-Man set’s The Soul Stone, the second Infinity Stone, the Mind Stone, has landed in MTG! The Mind Stone is the one on Vision’s forehead. But does one stone per set mean Marvel will collaborate with MTG for 6 sets? I’m so looking forward to it aaaah!

Score: 2.5
Comment: Double strike is such a powerful ability that her stats are compressed to be quite ordinary, but double strike and her triggered ability both suit pump-style combat tricks, so watch out if you see her in limited.

This Mockingbird is not that Mockingbird. She’s one of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s very powerful agents, number 19, so she’s also called Agent 19, and one of the few superheroes without superhuman powers. In the comics she was at one point married to Hawkeye, Master Marksman.

Score: 4.0
Comment: Like Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk, you need to consider the strength of both faces. The front is pretty good, a 3/3 flying prowess creature for 3, with solid stats, evasion, and the ability to grow. The back is somewhat terrifying: hexproof appearing on a limited-bomb-level card is extremely powerful, not to mention that her back-face prowess also puts counters on other creatures.

Monica Rambeau: if you’ve seen The Marvels, you should have a strong impression of her. Her spectrum-manipulation ability is even stronger in the comics, and she once took on the title of Captain Marvel, and later operated under names like Photon and Spectrum.

Score: 3.0
Comment: This set has a great many creatures with 4 or more toughness, 57 in total, one third of all creatures, and even counting only commons and uncommons there are 33, so this removal spell’s range is very wide, and it exiles, and this set has many graveyard-synergy cards in black, so exile is very good.

Murdock is Daredevil’s real name, and the art shows the two identities within his sunglasses: street-level hero and lawyer. Although the methods differ, both are about upholding justice.

Score: 2.0
Comment: You can ignore the Power-up ability. It’s just a 1-mana 2/1 vanilla with excellent stats, and it’s a Hero too. A good filler creature.

Mother Fxxker Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. When it comes to S.H.I.E.L.D., he’s the one everyone knows best. A fun fact to share: the character Nick Fury was drawn in the comics using Samuel Jackson as a reference, and later he played the role in the films too, which you could say is the most faithful film adaptation.

Score: 2.5
Comment: Flash and lifelink are both good abilities. Jumping in after a combat trade or when a creature is removed and winning that exchange is very strong, and even if you don’t it’s still a good enough 2-drop.

Night Nurse is a medical professional who specializes in treating superheroes. In the films she’s been adapted into, in effect, Doctor Strange’s nearly-married ex-girlfriend Christine Palmer.

Score: 3.5
Comment: For 4 mana you get a total of 5 power and 4 toughness across bodies, already a very good 4-drop, and it can also give first strike to attacking tokens. Completely an above-standard good card.

Okoye is the captain of Wakanda’s strongest fighting force, the Dora Milaje, a very righteous and loyal warrior, and one of Black Panther T’Challa’s most powerful combat partners.

Score: 3.0
Comment: A Saga that combines card filtering, value, and pumping, for only two mana. A pretty good card. Chapter two can also draw a card, so you aren’t afraid of having no creatures to put onto the battlefield.

This is the Avengers’ origin in the comics. In the comics, the Avengers were founded to resist Loki (unlike the films, where they became the Avengers before facing Loki). The original members included in the art are Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Wasp. (The shadow behind them is Loki.)

Score: 2.5
Comment: A very versatile combat trick. When attacking it helps your creature get through, when defending it can untap, and creating the Clue is separate from the trick’s target, so you basically always get it, which also nets a card. A very good instant.

In the art is the second Black Panther, T’Challa, whom everyone knows best. One of Black Panther’s most common combat moves is the pounce.

Score: 3.0
Comment: Standard stats, and the ability is essentially a weakened Giver of Runes. In limited it’s a creature that definitely has to eat a removal spell, but trading a removal spell for it isn’t a loss.

The best-known Patriot is Eli Bradley, the grandson of Isaiah Bradley, a Black man who took part in the Captain America serum experiments. The government’s oppression and exploitation of Isaiah Bradley during the experiments affected Eli too, making him a hero who reflects on national power.

Score: 3.0
Comment: A card that is very strong if you can cast it early. Filtering every turn plus putting a counter on the whole board at the end is a quality card for building an early advantage, but in the mid to late game, when you can no longer reliably put down creatures, drawing it will feel a bit weak.

The art shows the underworld thug Kingpin being elected mayor of New York City. In the comics, after becoming mayor he passed a superhuman act to oppress the many superheroes on New York’s streets.

Score: 2.5
Comment: A 3/3 for 3 with standard stats, and the triggered ability performs well when paired with instants.

Quake (Daisy Johnson) is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with special powers and also an Inhuman. Her power is to generate powerful shockwaves that cause earthquakes or shatter specific targets’ organs. Wolverine once had his heart shattered by her.

Score: 2.5
Comment: A defender with good stats, and against small creatures that need to tap, only 1 mana is needed to activate it.

The Raft is a top-security prison in Marvel specifically for holding super-criminals. In the films, after the Civil War, the heroes on Captain America’s side (Falcon, Ant-Man, and others) were once imprisoned here.

Score: 2.5
Comment: A white 3-mana 2/2 with flash, but it’s a removal spell, and the check condition is “dealt damage,” one of the easier kinds of conditional removal to achieve in limited. Whether you block with a small creature or take a hit and then kill it, it works well.

Red Guardian is a warrior created by the Soviet Union’s imitation of America’s Super-Soldier program. He fought the Nazis alongside Cap in World War II but gradually became a villain during the Cold War. In the films he is the adoptive father of Black Widow and White Widow.

Score: 3.0
Comment: This card looks very strong, but there are some awkward points in practice. Intuitively, the Token it gives the opponent must attack, and its body has vigilance so it can block after attacking. Under those conditions it’s of course very strong, and if it can perform like that reliably it could even be a bomb rated 4 or higher. But in this set white has a full three common-uncommon exile removal spells and black has one too, so if you run into those two colors, having the body removed is awkward. In other words, in a Bo3 limited match, it’s a good card when the opponent has neither black nor white.

The Sentry could be called Marvel’s most powerful hero, a character Marvel created in response to DC’s Superman. On the surface the Sentry is glamorous and powerful, with nearly perfect abilities and even immortality, but he actually has an evil alter ego called “The Void,” and is often caught in a tug-of-war between the two personalities. In the films he appears as the main villain of Thunderbolts.

Score: 2.0
Comment: An Equipment that performs very well in the black-white theme but is fairly ordinary outside black-white, and also an early-game card that’s only strong when it shows up early.

With this case, anyone can be a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent!

Score: 3.0
Comment: A very strong removal spell. Its only blind spot is that it can’t handle creatures with vigilance, but two mana and flash are good enough, and it’s a removal spell you’ll want to take when you see it while playing white.

The bound super-villain in the art is Crossbones, who in the films was the culprit behind the death of Black Panther’s father, the first Black Panther, T’Chaka.

Score: 3.0
Comment: +2/+2, first strike, and vigilance is a very strong ability, especially on a strong attacker. As for the part about attaching to an Equipment, treat it as a freebie, since there aren’t many Equipment in limited anyway.

This is the scene of Steve Rogers being injected with the super-soldier serum to become Captain America. Whether in the comics or the films, it’s basically about the same.

Score: 2.5
Comment: Positioned as a combat trick, but this set has quite a few cards related to putting counters, so with such cards, this trick’s priority goes up considerably.

This is the scene of the first Captain America (Steve Rogers) passing the shield that symbolizes Captain America to the second Captain America (Sam Wilson).

Score: 2.5
Comment: A 3/3 flyer for 4 with scry, a decent 4-drop, but because this set has an artifact theme (red-blue), there are more artifact removal spells than in other sets, so it loses a few points.

This is Wakanda’s high-tech ship. In Marvel, Wakanda is an inland African nation with a high level of technology that long kept itself hidden.

Score: 3.0
Comment: A fourth Banishing Lightwith exactly the same effect but a different name. This kind of enchantment removal is always good in limited, and since this set has indestructible and graveyard-synergy cards, this type of removal that exiles is somewhat more valuable.

The art shows Taskmaster tied up by Spider-Man’s webs.

Score: 3.5
Comment: In total it brings 4 power and 5 toughness, can pump itself once or pump other creatures, and is both Hero and Villain, a very good 4-drop.

White Widow Yelena is Black Widow Natasha’s unrelated sister, also trained as an agent in the Soviet Union, with Red Guardian as her adoptive father. She was once Black Widow’s opponent but later joined the Thunderbolts (the New Avengers) to fight for justice.

Conclusion

Writing this far, I feel a bit crazy; I should have a shot at a limited-review word-count award. Overall, white’s creatures this time are all pretty good, and it also has three good common-uncommon removal spells, making it a color well worth investing in for limited. For readers who don’t yet know Marvel well, white is the color of justice, and starting from the side of justice is definitely a safe bet. I also hope my notes on each card sparked everyone’s interest! May you all enjoy fighting side by side with the heroes in the world of MTG!