<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spider-Punk" href="#" target="_blank">Spider-Punk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://forrestimel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forrest Imel</a></em></p>
<p>Arguably one of the coolest Spider-Man variants in the multiverse is Hobart Brown, aka <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spider-Punk" href="#" target="_blank">Spider-Punk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Like many others, Hobie was one of my favorite Spider-Men in the <em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. </em>He was the rebel among the group that helped Miles Morales escape his imminent capture and taught him that he did not have to submit to the establishment.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spider-Punk"></div></div>
<p>Swinging into the <em>Magic</em>-universe scene, we see Spider-Punk is a two-mana 2/1 Spider Human Hero. And if they had more room, I'm sure he would've had the Rebel creature type as well. Appropriately, he has the riot ability and gives other Spiders riot when they enter. This all adds to the theme that Spider-Punk incites others to riot against their oppressors.</p>
<p>What other color in <em>Magic</em> is best suited for destruction and burning down your opposition than red?</p>
<p>Spider-Punk's other abilities also add to what he's all about. Preventing spells from being countered and forcing damage through not only stops blue players from countering our fun spells, but also shows that the momentum we build in-game can't be stopped.</p>
<p>What this leads to is a sort of stax piece that allows any spell on the stack to resolve, and no fogs are allowed to stop damage.</p>
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<h2>How to Build <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spider-Punk" href="#" target="_blank">Spider-Punk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>With the increase of Spider creatures from this set, Spider-Punk will be a great asset in the 99 of most decks helmed or built around a Spider-Man, as well as a protection piece in many other decks to prevent spells and damage from being thwarted. However, as a standalone leader himself, we're not given a lot to go off of.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Needlepeak Spider"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Masked Meower"></div></div>
<p>For starters, mono-red Spiders is not the most appealing route. Before <em>Marvel's Spider-Man</em>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Needlepeak Spider" href="#" target="_blank">Needlepeak Spider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> was the only true red Spider that existed. And then from there, there were only four artifact creature Spiders. As of writing, there are 12 Spiders we can run and eight changelings that could be included.</p>
<p>You can go the route of adding them all in a deck, but I'm not so keen on trying to force together Spiders with no other synergies just to trigger riot.</p>
<p>Then there's the damage and counterspell prevention clause. Now, we don't have to worry about fog spells or someone countering our game-winning spells when we finally build up momentum. This can lead us into building a burn deck. Spider-Punk will mostly act as a protection piece that makes it difficult for opponents to interact with.</p>
<p>In addition to building a burn deck, I wanted to keep on theme with Spider-Punk's attitude towards those who hold more power and money. So, I built a deck that stole from the rich, punished those who held more power, and even helped others in need.</p>
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<h2>Group Hug and Slug</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zenith Chronicler"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Humble Defector"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Curse of Opulence"></div></div>
<p>Every Spider-Man wants to help people in need. So, let's first look at how we can help others who might be falling behind. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zenith Chronicler" href="#" target="_blank">Zenith Chronicler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will trigger anytime a player cast a multicolor spell. Being in mono-red means this will never trigger for our spells, but we'll benefit from others playing multiple colors.</p>
<p>We can also help someone falling behind with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Humble Defector" href="#" target="_blank">Humble Defector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and in turn, form an alliance against any player pulling ahead.</p>
<p>And then <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Curse of Opulence" href="#" target="_blank">Curse of Opulence</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> helps out others on mana so long as they attack the enchanted player. Curse of Opulence thematically works here as we can attach this to the player doing the best in the game and encourage others to attack them instead.</p>
<h3>Punishing the Wealthy</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Generous Plunderer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pain Distributor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sardian Avenger"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Generous Plunderer" href="#" target="_blank">Generous Plunderer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pain Distributor" href="#" target="_blank">Pain Distributor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both do relatively the same thing. They allow opponents to create Treasure tokens, but can start punishing them for using their wealth or hoarding mana rocks. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sardian Avenger" href="#" target="_blank">Sardian Avenger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> punishes opponents for having too many artifacts by hitting them with a giant Goblin with first strike and trample.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vengeful Tracker" href="#" target="_blank">Vengeful Tracker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Avalanche of Sector 7" href="#" target="_blank">Avalanche of Sector 7</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> also deal damage to opponents whenever they use the Treasures that are given. Red has a decent number of artifact-hate effects that help pad out the theme of this deck.</p>
<p>These all hurt even more if we have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Descent into Avernus" href="#" target="_blank">Descent into Avernus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> out. You can have all the Treasures you want, but life totals will be dropping.</p>
<h3>More Punishment</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Razorkin Needlehead"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zo-Zu the Punisher"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Scytheclaw Raptor"></div></div>
<p>Additional ways to punish opponents who get too far ahead are with cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Razorkin Needlehead" href="#" target="_blank">Razorkin Needlehead</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which deals damage to opponents whenever they draw cards. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zo-Zu the Punisher" href="#" target="_blank">Zo-Zu the Punisher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> hits players whenever a land enters, but it will especially hurt players who are trying to get ahead with land ramp spells.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scytheclaw Raptor" href="#" target="_blank">Scytheclaw Raptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> punishes players trying to play on other people's turns. You can still cast your instants, but you'll be taking four damage doing so. Treasures are great for holding up mana during other people's turns, too, so this deck makes it very tempting to cast those instants.</p>
<h3>Even MORE Punishment</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="City on Fire"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Solphim, Mayhem Dominus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Rollercrusher Ride"></div></div>
<p>And of course, we're running damage enhancers. We're here for a good time, not a long time. We want to be doubling and tripling our damage output to start taking chunks out of our opponents' life totals.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="City on Fire" href="#" target="_blank">City on Fire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can triple the damage from sources we control, and we can convoke creatures to make it easier to cast.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Solphim, Mayhem Dominus" href="#" target="_blank">Solphim, Mayhem Dominus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a difficult-to-remove damage enhancer since we can give it an indestructible counter the turn it comes out. It's not even a downside to discard two cards for that counter either, since that can feed into the <em>delirium</em> ability for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Rollercrusher Ride" href="#" target="_blank">The Rollercrusher Ride</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which doubles as a damage enhancer and a sweeper.</p>
<h3>Taking Advantage of Our Opponents' Resources</h3>
<p>To help equalize the playing field, we need to take advantage of our opponents' resources.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hoard Hauler"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Treasure Nabber"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wandering Archaic"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hoard Hauler" href="#" target="_blank">Hoard Hauler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cavern-Hoard Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Cavern-Hoard Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> take advantage of all the Treasures we're giving our opponents. Even if they decide to sac their Treasures in response, we'll deal damage with one of our many artifact-hate creatures.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Treasure Nabber" href="#" target="_blank">Treasure Nabber</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> lets us steal mana rocks and other useful artifacts for the turn to further our game plan. And then <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wandering Archaic" href="#" target="_blank">Wandering Archaic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will copy spells from our opponents, and generate value the better their spells are.</p>
<h3>Thematic Win-Cons</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mob Rule"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Insurrection"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Incite Rebellion"></div></div>
<p>Along the theme of rebellion and starting a riot, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mob Rule" href="#" target="_blank">Mob Rule</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Insurrection" href="#" target="_blank">Insurrection</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both steal multiple creatures from our opponents for one big swing.</p>
<p>Incite Rebellion will potentially take out the token player on its own, but with our damage enhancers, this could be a real game-winner.</p>
<p>I also like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mob Verdict" href="#" target="_blank">Mob Verdict</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for this deck. Not only does it deal damage to opponents, but you can also work with other players to take down the threat at the table.</p>
<h3>Cool Interactions/Synergies</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tibalt&#039;s Trickery"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Maskwood Nexus"></div></div>
<p>Now, let's look at some cool synergies and interactions with Spider-Punk. He says spells can't be countered, but that doesn't stop the spell from resolving. If we use <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tibalt&#039;s Trickery" href="#" target="_blank">Tibalt&#039;s Trickery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to target our spells, we can cast a spell for free that we exile from our library.</p>
<p>In addition to this, ward is effectively turned off by Spider-Punk. Since ward counters a spell targeting the permanent, Spider-Punk prevents that triggered ability from resolving. Among all the ways to get through ward, Spider-Punk is up there as one of the best options.</p>
<p>While there are very few Spiders that we could play, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Maskwood Nexus" href="#" target="_blank">Maskwood Nexus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> out, now all our creatures can come in with riot. There are plenty of creatures in this deck that care about attacking, so giving them haste is very useful. Or just making them larger threats is great too. And we're able to make a 2/2 changeling each turn that can be either a 3/3 or a hasty Spider friend.</p>
<p>Spider-Punk offers a cool protection piece in the command zone that prevents opponents from stopping our way to victory. As always, let me know what you think of Spider-Punk in the comments below, and I'll see you next time!</p>
<h2>Spider-Punk Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Spider-Punk Tactics" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Spider-Punk
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Aether Membrane
*1 Avalanche of Sector 7
*1 Balor
*1 Brash Taunter
*1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
*1 Chandra&#039;s Incinerator
*1 Coastline Marauders
*1 Fathom Fleet Swordjack
*1 Fiendish Duo
*1 Generous Plunderer
*1 Humble Defector
*1 Pain Distributor
*1 Professional Face-Breaker
*1 Rampaging Ferocidon
*1 Razorkin Needlehead
*1 Sardian Avenger
*1 Scytheclaw Raptor
*1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
*1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
*1 Treasure Nabber
*1 Vengeful Tracker
*1 Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
*1 Weftstalker Ardent
*1 Zenith Chronicler
*1 Zo-Zu the Punisher
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Hoard Hauler
*1 Liquimetal Torque
*1 Maskwood Nexus
*1 Ruby Medallion
*1 Sol Ring
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Abrade
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Chef&#039;s Kiss
*1 Demand Answers
*1 Guff Rewrites History
*1 Kazuul&#039;s Fury // Kazuul&#039;s Cliffs
*1 Return the Favor
*1 Tempt with Mayhem
*1 Thrill of Possibility
*1 Tibalt&#039;s Trickery
*1 Untimely Malfunction
*1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Chain Reaction
*1 Disrupt Decorum
*1 Grab the Prize
*1 Incite Rebellion
*1 Inspired Tinkering
*1 Insurrection
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
*1 Mana Geyser
*1 Mob Rule
*1 Mob Verdict
*1 Prisoner&#039;s Dilemma
*1 Seize the Spotlight
*1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
*1 Vandalblast
*1 Wheel of Misfortune
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 City on Fire
*1 Curse of Opulence
*1 Descent into Avernus
*1 Rite of the Raging Storm
*1 The Rollercrusher Ride
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Arena of Glory
*1 Demolition Field
*1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
*1 Mines of Moria
*27 Mountain
*1 Scavenger Grounds
*1 Spinerock Knoll
*1 The Autonomous Furnace
*1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
*1 War Room
[/Lands]"></span></div>
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