Wizards of the Coast has shed more light on the upcoming Marvel Super Heroes set that is set to release later this month on June 26, 2026. There are new details on all the powerful new game mechanics and abilities as well as a look at the special card treatments coming with this set.
The big focus for this particular Marvel set is the super heroes and villians so there are a lot of new mechanics and abilities that take account and focus on that. Power-Up abilities give some creatuers added punch at just the right time to overcome any foe. The way that it works is that each power-up ability is an activated ability that can be activated only once. Players will put one or more +1/+1 counters on the creature which serve as a reminder that the power-up ability has been activated. There may also be othe effects, some of which can be quite devestating. Casting creatures and activating the power-up abillity all in the same turn gives the player a discount on the power-up activation, which is reduced by the creature’s mana cost.
Teamwork is paramount for super heroes which is why it is one of the new mechanics coming in the set. Teamwork will be found on a selection of instants and sorceries in this set, representing an optional additional cost to cast those spells. If you choose to cast a spell with teamwork, check out the number included in the teamwork ability and tap any number of untapped creatures you control with total power equal to or greater than that number. Casting spells with teamwork can mean all sorts of things. On HULK SMASH!, you’ll be able to choose both modes, SMASHing with reckless abandon. On other instants and sorceries, teamwork can provide either an additional effect or an upgraded effect.
If heroes have teamwork, villains are focused on their plans. Plan is a new enchantment subtype that is found on a group of enchantments that lay out a plan. Each will have a triggered ability that tells the player what action is needed to advance the plan. A second ability rewards players for bringing the plan into fruiton, triggering when a certain plan counter is put on the enchantment. Plan can also be referenced by other spells and abilities.
The Connive mechanic makes its return in Marvel Super Heroes. If creatures a player controls is instructed to connive, first they draw a card then discard a card. If the player discards a nonland card this way, they get to put a +1\+1 counter on the creature that connived. There is one important note with connive though. If a creature isn’t on the battlefield as an ability that tells it to connive resolves, the creature will still connive. You’ll still draw a card and discard a card. You won’t be able to put a +1/+1 counter on the creature no matter what you discard, as it’s no longer on the battlefield.
Marvel Super Heroes brings back a variety of different card types, changed and updated in a way that fits the comic book world of Marvel like the Double-Faced cards. These will demonstrate the power (and issues?) with secret identities which are a key part of the Marvel Universe. Changed for this set is modal double-faced cards. Back in the Marvel Spider-Man set, there was a rule that these cards couldn’t transform but that is not the case now.
This set also includes equipment that can be equipped only if they are deemed worthy (I mean, it’s the Hammer of Thor). A worthy creature has to be a Legendary creature that’s red and/or white and not a Villain. Note that only Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor’s equip ability checks if a creature is worthy. The hammer can fall into non-worthy hands if it becomes equipped through means other than its equip ability. Also, if a creature already wielding Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor somehow falls from grace and stops meeting all the worthy requirements, Mjölnir will remain attached.
Wizards of the Coast also announced that the next Infinity Stone, the Mind Stone is here. As soon as a player controls The Mind Stone, the player has access to its mana ability. Once The Mind Stone is harnessed, its ∞ ability becomes active and will start triggering at the beginning of each of your end steps. As with The Soul Stone before it, you can activate the ability that harnesses The Mind Stone multiple times, but it can become harnessed only once, so there’s really no reason to do so.
Wizards of the Coast noted that there are less than 150 Mind Stone cards in existence, making it extra special for those who pull it.