Multicolor cards in Magic: The Gathering usually come with extra flash, and the Marvel's Spider-Man set delivers exactly that. Interestingly, every standout gold card here is legendary, which means each one could headline its own Commander deck (I swear it was NOT intentional). Multicolor cards in Magic: The Gathering usually come with extra flash, and the Marvel's Spider-Man set delivers exactly that. Interestingly, every standout gold card here is legendary, which means each one could headline its own Commander deck. Instead of treating them as role-players, we'll be looking at them as potential generals... and they don't disappoint.

We have classic heroes like Spider-Man himself and sinister icons like Norman Osborn and Mister Negative, these legends bring high-powered abilities and flavorful mechanics that slot neatly into Commander's biggest archetypes. Let's break down the best gold cards from the set and what kind of decks they can lead.

Norman Osborn // Green Goblin

Norman Osborn starts off as a slippery conniver, sneaking through unblockable hits and stacking counters while filtering your hand. Once you invest the mana to flip him, the Green Goblin takes over with flying menace and a graveyard-fueled formula that turns every nonland card into a discount bomb.

As a commander, Green Goblin screams "spellslinger with graveyard value." He rewards you for filling your yard and then weaponizes it for mayhem-fueled casting chains. Expect this one to be a Grixis commander darling.

Plays well with:

• Faithless Looting and Frantic Search - cheap filtering to fuel both sides of the card.
• Past in Flames - the perfect way to turn your stocked graveyard into a second hand.
• Monument to Endurance - lets your discards skyrocket you ahead

Peter Parker // Amazing Spider-Man

Peter Parker begins humbly, making a Spider token to guard your board, but flips into Amazing Spider-Man, a true legendary Bant powerhouse. Vigilance and reach make him a solid combat piece, but his real trick is giving your legendary spells web-slinging, letting you reduce their cost or cast them at unexpected times.

In Commander, this is a legend-focused payoff that can helm a deck full of iconic characters. If you've ever wanted to build "Avengers Assemble" or just cram every legendary creature you love into a shell, Amazing Spider-Man is your guy.

Plays well with:

• Chulane, Teller of Tales - this Druid synergizes so well with ol' Pete it's crazy.
• Urza's Ruinous Blast - a boardwipe that protects your heroes.
• Delighted Halfling - makes casting your legendaries counter-proof!

Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector

Eddie Brock on the front is a value play, bringing back small creatures from your graveyard, but the flip to Venom is where things get terrifying. A hasty, trampling menace with a built-in sacrifice engine, Venom turns expendable bodies into massive card draw and permanent cheating.

As a commander, Venom thrives in Jund sacrifice shells. Think of him as Korvold's grittier cousin but less aristocrats drain, more raw aggression and resource snowballing.

Plays well with:

• Anticausal Vestige - an Eldrazi that rewards you for sacking stuff with a free permanent.
• Greater Good - turn giant creatures into massive card advantage.
• Skullclamp - the classic card draw engine for fodder strategies.

Cosmic Spider-Man

Sometimes Commander doesn't want subtlety. Sometimes it wants a five-color fireworks show. Cosmic Spider-Man fits perfectly, offering flying, lifelink, haste, trample, and first strike all on a 5/5, while also handing those abilities out to your other Spiders every combat. To be honest, Sliver players would absolutely kill for Cosmic Spider-Man's text box.

The catch is his demanding mana cost, but in five-color shells, that's hardly a problem. As a commander, he's tailor-made for a Spider kindred deck.

Plays well with:

• The World Tree - fixing and explosive multicolor payoff.
• Leyline of the Guildpact - makes casting things easier.
• Morophon, the Boundless - cost reduction for your creature type of choice.

Mister Negative

One of Spider-Man's strangest villains gets one of the strangest mechanics. Mister Negative enters with the power to swap life totals with an opponent and if you lose life this way, you also draw that many cards. Vigilance and lifelink give him staying power, but his real impact comes from weaponizing your life as a resource.

As a commander, Mister Negative is a perfect Orzhov control piece. He punishes greedy lifegain decks, resets lopsided tables, and converts your life total into pure cardboard. If you like high-risk, high-reward play, this legend is calling your name.

Plays well with:

• The Endstone - resets your life total to keep you in the game.
• Aetherflux Reservoir - another way to weaponize huge life swings.
• Tainted Sigil - an obscure artifact that lest you double up on life total shenanigans at instant speed.

Golden Thoughts

Every gold pick in the Marvel's Spider-Man set is a legendary creature, which means every single one could be the face of a Commander deck. Spider-Man's rogues' gallery and heroic variants translate beautifully into EDH, giving players fresh archetypes to build around. These multicolor cards (yes, both heroes and villains)for some of the most exciting commanders we've seen in a Universes Beyond set.