Start with creatures, then use cheap noncreature spells to make combat difficult and convert prowess triggers into damage.
Start with creatures, then use cheap noncreature spells to make combat difficult and convert prowess triggers into damage.
Commit when repeated useful cards and enough support make a complete deck in these colors.
Four checks while you draft
Can I affect the board before the payoff?
A two-mana prowess creature provides pressure before you spend turns on tricks or Equipment. Noncreature spells need a creature like this to turn into damage.
Do my actual cards enable this plan?
Attack with a prowess creature while leaving Take Up the Shield available. The spell produces both prowess and a permanent counter if the creature survives.
Can I stop their strongest play and finish a stalled game?
Start with creatures, then use cheap noncreature spells to make combat difficult and convert prowess triggers into damage.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
The key card is present but its support is thin.
Prioritize useful support such as Agent of Atlas or Crimson Operative.
Attack with a prowess creature while leaving Take Up the Shield available. The spell produces both prowess and a permanent counter if the creature survives.
Your deck already enables the plan but is losing the early turns.
Take a castable early creature or efficient answer before a second expensive payoff.
Too many tricks leave nothing to target. A spell that creates no body is not an early creature even if it costs one mana.
The support is missing
Favor independently useful creatures and interaction if the narrow support does not arrive.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Too many tricks leave nothing to target. A spell that creates no body is not an early creature even if it costs one mana.
Kill the attacker in response to a targeted trick when practical. Force them to spend spells defensively instead of on a profitable attack.
Baxter Building62.9% GIH · 105 instances
Spider-Woman, Secret Agent62.7% GIH · 193 instances
Avengers Tower62.5% GIH · 152 instances
Web Up62.5% GIH · 677 instances
Red Guardian, Super-Soldier62.2% GIH · 254 instances
Super Villain Lockup61.9% GIH · 218 instances17Lands ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
Archangel of Thune 3WWEvery life-gain event grows your entire team. Lifelink supplies its own trigger, and other small life gains can turn a wide board into a lethal attack.
Captain Marvel, Earth's Protector 3WWFlash, flying and lifelink can reverse a race. Seven total mana lets you cast her and use the discounted power-up for lasting protection on that turn.
Jennifer Walters 1WThe white face is useful before you have green mana. After your creature takes damage, the larger face can deal that much to any target once each turn; the original damage still happens.
The Super Hero Civil War 3RWThe first chapter can take two creatures within the total mana-value limit. Use the temporary board swing immediately; sacrificing the Saga eventually returns those creatures.17Lands Pick-Two Draft ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · 100-instance minimum
Agent of AtlasA two-mana prowess creature provides pressure before you spend turns on tricks or Equipment. Noncreature spells need a creature like this to turn into damage.
Volcanic Villain
Crimson OperativeProwess and a temporary extra card help extend pressure. Leave enough mana or a land play to use the exiled card before permission expires.
Take Up the ShieldA permanent counter plus temporary lifelink and indestructible can win combat and stabilize a race. It still needs a legal creature target.
Jennifer Walters
Monica Rambeau
Abomination, Terrifying Titan
Bullseye, Death Dealer
Daredevil, Man Without Fear
Speedball, New Warrior
Spider-Man, To the RescueSpider-Woman, Secret AgentThe Super Hero Civil War
Thor Odinson
U.S.Agent, John Walker
War Machine, Legacy of Iron
Aurelia, the Warleader
Fight to the Death
Privileged Position
Sundering Growth
Warleader's CallExamples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| Pick-Two | One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|---|
| When Thor Odinson is already in your pool, pair useful support such as Agent of Atlas with the early play or answer your deck still lacks. Two rewards alone do not supply the support. | With one pick, fill the missing early play, answer or support card before adding another narrow payoff. The plan must work without drawing its key card. | Compare complete builds from the cards you opened. Keep the castable curve and interaction even if the draft theme is only partly supported. |
Attack with a prowess creature while leaving Take Up the Shield available. The spell produces both prowess and a permanent counter if the creature survives.
Lightning Strike
