MTG Spider Man has been revealed in its entirety, and Prerelease is only a couple weeks away. In addition to the numerous exciting cards players can open from the main set, it’s also worth being on the lookout for bonus sheet cards.
This time around, unlike Edge of Eternities, there aren’t any insane heavy hitters like Ancient Tomb. Nonetheless, there are some pricy reprints to get your hands on. In preparation, we wanted to highlight the most expensive reprints in the Marvel Universe bonus sheet. It’s still early, and preorder prices are heavily inflated. So, for our rankings, we will be looking at the cheapest near-mint versions of each reprint. With that out of the way, here are the top five most expensive MTG Spider Man bonus sheet cards.
#5: Savage Beating: $8
Starting off this list, we have Savage Beating. Savage Beating only sees play in EDH, but with the right setup, it can singlehandedly take over a game. If you’re playing a deck with lots of big creatures and mana, Entwining this card to send a wave of damage at your opponents and enable an extra attack may threaten lethal out of nowhere.
The best shells for this card are those that utilize Commanders with brutal attack triggers. Velomachus Lorehold in particular pairs nicely with Savage Beating. Extra combat steps give you more attack triggers, and Savage Beating conveniently costs five mana, so it can be cast off of Velomachus’s trigger.
Even with narrow applications, Savage Beating is worth roughly $8. The card had only been printed in Darksteel and Commander Masters beforehand.
#4: Heroic Intervention: $10
Next, we have Heroic Intervention. Heroic Intervention is a powerful effect in a Commander setting. For creature decks, having a two-mana way to protect yourself from a board wipe goes a long way.
Notably, Heroic Intervention saves all of your permanents. So, Enchantress decks can utilize this card to prevent getting blown out by Bane of Progress.
You can even use Heroic Intervention proactively. Casting it, then casting a board wipe of your own lets you build your own Plague Wind. If you’re really feeling nasty, you could pair it with Armageddon and send everyone back to The Stone Age.
Thanks to its demand in Commander, it has maintained a hefty price tag in spite of its many reprints. It’s a fitting card for a set centered around a superhero, and it currently sits at $10.
#3: Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon: $10
Coming in at a similar price, we have Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon. Unlike Heroic Intervention, Skithiryx is a bit narrower in its applications. However, in the right shell, it can be an absolute nuisance for your opponents.
Infect is a scary mechanic in Commander. You may start at 40 life instead of 20, but you don’t get any extra reprieve against poison counters. 10 Poison is still enough to end the game.
Well, Skithiryx gets you 40% of the way there. It has Haste, so there’s a good chance you can get one hit in before it’s dealt with. On top of that, if you have mana to spare, you have the ability to Regenerate it in response to a traditional kill spell or board wipe.
As long as you have other ways to put poison counters on your opponents, either with dedicated Infect threats or Proliferate effects, you should be able to make great use of this card. Skithiryx is a staple in many Atraxa, Praetor’s Voice decks as a result. Its price has fallen in recent years after appearing in the Multiverse Legends bonus sheet, but it still holds a $10 price tag.
#2: Opposition Agent: $23
The top two cards on this list are certainly the spiciest of the bunch and hold a lot more value than the previous three. Opposition Agent comes in at number two. Unlike the other cards on this list, Opposition Agent has applications outside of just Commander.
It’s a gnarly tool for Dark Ritual decks in Eternal formats, at least as a sideboard card. If you can play it turn one and mess with opposing Fetchlands, your opponent is in trouble.
Opposition Agent also happens to be a Game Changer in Commander. This is well deserved. Whether you’re shutting down Demonic Tutor or Cultivate, Opposition Agent is a monster.
This is the first time Opposition Agent is getting printed since its appearance in Commander Legends. It’s a welcome reprint, with a price valued at $23.
#1: Parallel Lives: $27
At number one, we have a classic token doubler. Doubling Season, Anointed Procession, and Parallel Lives all have similar effects on the game for token strategies, and they’re all worth a lot.
The effect Parallel Lives provides may be simple, but in a dedicated tokens EDH shell, it’s incredible. If you ever get multiple token doublers in play, things really start to get out of hand. There are also numerous combos you can assemble with Parallel Lives. For example, with Parallel Lives, Slimefoot, the Stowaway and Ashnod’s Altar in play, you can deal infinite damage to each of your opponents!
These types of cards are always in high demand, so it isn’t too surprising that Parallel Lives is worth $27. That easily earns it the title of most expensive MTG Spider Man bonus sheet card.
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