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Marvel's Spider Man
releases on September 26, 2025!

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Marvel's Spider Man
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Main Deck - 100 cards, 94 distinct
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Creature (18)
1 Bloom Tender
$26.14 Creature - Elf Druid 1 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Gargos, Vicious Watcher
$0.75 Legendary Creature - Hydra 8 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Genesis Hydra
$0.30 Creature - Plant Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Hungering Hydra
$1.67 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Hydroid Krasis
$0.29 Creature - Jellyfish Hydra Beast 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Kalonian Hydra
$4.77 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Lifeblood Hydra
$2.32 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Mistcutter Hydra
$1.07 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Nyxbloom Ancient
$24.47 Enchantment Creature - Elemental 5 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Primordial Hydra
$7.34 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Protean Hydra
$3.97 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Seedborn Muse
$7.57 Creature - Spirit 2 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
$4.97 Legendary Creature - Elf Scout 2 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Steelbane Hydra
$6.28 Creature - Turtle Hydra 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Vastwood Hydra
$0.86 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Voracious Hydra
$3.12 Creature - Hydra 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Walking Ballista
$6.43 Artifact Creature - Construct 0 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Zaxara, the Exemplary
$1.04 Legendary Creature - Nightmare Hydra 2 28-Nov-2022 14:13
Instant (13)
1 Assassin's Trophy
$2.47 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Beast Within
$0.96 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
$1.49 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Condescend
$0.31 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Cyclonic Rift
$24.71 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Disallow
$1.38 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Icy Blast
$0.50 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Mystical Tutor
$12.12 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Power Sink
$0.24 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Spell Burst
$0.28 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Stroke of Genius
$0.27 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Voidslime
$0.16 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Worldly Tutor
$19.95 Instant 28-Nov-2022 14:13
Sorcery (18)
1 Braingeyser
$18.86 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Curse of the Swine
$0.28 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Damnable Pact
$0.36 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Demonic Tutor
$46.36 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Exsanguinate
$0.30 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Farseek
$0.61 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Finale of Revelation
$0.31 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Nature's Lore
$1.74 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Nylea's Intervention
$0.61 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Open into Wonder
$0.20 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Pir's Whim
$2.54 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Profane Command
$0.55 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Three Visits
$4.64 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Torment of Hailfire
$22.52 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Toxic Deluge
$6.07 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Triumph of the Hordes
$13.94 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Villainous Wealth
$0.24 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Wildest Dreams
$0.32 Sorcery 28-Nov-2022 14:13
Artifact (7)
1 Akroma's Memorial
$26.39 Legendary Artifact 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Arcane Signet
$0.55 Artifact 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Fellwar Stone
$1.64 Artifact 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Lightning Greaves
$4.28 Artifact - Equipment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Sol Ring
$1.32 Artifact 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 The Ozolith
$45.08 Legendary Artifact 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Thought Vessel
$1.07 Artifact 28-Nov-2022 14:13
Enchantment (9)
1 Branching Evolution
$2.93 Enchantment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Doubling Season
$27.50 Enchantment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Freed from the Real
$7.71 Enchantment - Aura 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Kindred Discovery
$4.29 Enchantment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Mana Reflection
$1.32 Enchantment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Pemmin's Aura
$12.84 Enchantment - Aura 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Primal Vigor
$7.03 Enchantment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Simic Ascendancy
$0.61 Enchantment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Unbound Flourishing
$13.62 Enchantment 28-Nov-2022 14:13
Land (35)
1 Alchemist's Refuge
$0.52 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Arcane Lighthouse
$2.85 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
$12.40 Legendary Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Breeding Pool
$7.66 Land - Forest Island 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Cabal Coffers
$15.17 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Cavern of Souls
$35.11 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Command Tower
$0.25 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Drowned Catacomb
$0.90 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Flooded Grove
$0.20 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
3 Forest
$0.11 Basic Land - Forest 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Hinterland Harbor
$0.41 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Homeward Path
$13.58 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
3 Island
$0.10 Basic Land - Island 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Misty Rainforest
$26.94 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Overgrown Tomb
$11.55 Land - Swamp Forest 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Polluted Delta
$16.00 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Reflecting Pool
$8.36 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Reliquary Tower
$2.16 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Rogue's Passage
$0.30 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Sunken Ruins
$1.82 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
3 Swamp
$0.14 Basic Land - Swamp 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Twilight Mire
$0.41 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
$46.96 Legendary Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Verdant Catacombs
$22.24 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Volrath's Stronghold
$94.46 Legendary Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Watery Grave
$7.96 Land - Island Swamp 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Woodland Cemetery
$0.66 Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Yavimaya Hollow
$73.48 Legendary Land 28-Nov-2022 14:13
1 Zagoth Triome
$18.15 Land - Swamp Forest Island 28-Nov-2022 14:13
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Notes
 
Quickly slapped together a deck around the freshly spoiled Zaxara, the Exemplary. The main name of the game is to take advantage of Zaxara's token engine ability via  mana cost hydras + spells (current number of  mana cost cards in this brew = 28). Toss in a heap of Sultai cruelty into the mix and we've got ourselves a formidable kitchen table threat.

On top of the hefty hydra tribal flavour, there's a few other tricks in here to steer you to victory. You'll want as much mana as possible to funnel into all of those  spells and there's a couple of cards that generate infinite mana when paired with Zaxara's mana tap ability (likewise with Bloom Tender and/or Selvala, Heart of the Wilds if the conditions are met): Freed from the Real & Pemmin's Aura. If you're able to pull that combo off, here's a few of the non-hydra beat-down ways to win:

Infinite direct damage via Exsanguinate, Profane Command, Torment of Hailfire or Walking Ballista
Mill an opponent out with Blue Sun's Zenith, Braingeyser, Damnable Pact, Stroke of Genius or Villainous Wealth

On top of those instant kill combos, if you've got infinite mana to play with you'll have the means to throw down an  mana cost hydra with infinite power/toughness. Ideally you'll have Akroma's Memorial on the table for the haste/trample/evasion kill, but we've also got Icy Blast, Open Into Wonder & Rogue's Passage just in case you need to clear the path for those giant hasty hydras.

As a final alternative win condition we've got Simic Ascendancy which will stack up to 20 counters in no time. Doubling Season might have a little role to play in all of this too.

And there you have it. BUG is evil at the best of times, but I like the mix of big janky tribal tokens fun that Zaxara also lends itself to. Always welcome feedbac

First of all, I want to say thanks to everyone that has offered suggestions, ideas and critiques - it's really helped hone the deck and I've enjoyed the process. There's been a whole bunch of discussion here, nearly 50 comments in 1 week in fact! I'm going to reset the comments today to start anew, but you can always review the comments in the archive to see how the deck evolved over the course of week 1.

Second, the Ikoria release notes cleared up the token doubling debate. Here's the points on Zaxara for reference, straight from WotC:

The value of  in Zaxara's last ability is the value of  of the spell you cast.
If the spell you cast has  in its mana cost, the token gets only  counters, not twice .
The Hydra token enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature. Any abilities that modify or trigger on this event apply. After the token is on the battlefield but before any player can take actions, +1/+1 counters are put onto the token.
If  is 0, the 0/0 Hydra token will die immediately after the ability's done resolving unless something else is raising its toughness.
If an effect, such as that of Doubling Season, causes Zaxara's ability to create multiple Hydra tokens, they each receive  +1/+1 counters.

There. Clarified. Cards like Parallel Lives & Primal Vigor suddenly appeal and I'll need to think on whether or not they need a home in here.
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