<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/vilhelmasbanys">Vilhelmas Banys</a></em></p>
<p>A handful of cards from the upcoming <em>Marvel Superheroes</em> set were revealed as an early Christmas present, and I was really impressed with a couple of them. The highlight of the reveals for me were the four members of the <em>Fantastic Four</em> that were revealed to have their own Commander precon. I've always had a special affection for <em>Marvel</em>'s founding family, and I was not disappointed with their treatment of the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. In this deck tech, I'm going to try my hand at building a deck worthy of Johnny Storm.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Human Torch"></div></div>
<h2>What Does Human Torch Do?</h2>
<p>Human Torch is a four-mana 3/2 with two very powerful abilities. First, at the beginning of combat, if Human Torch's owner cast a noncreature spell this turn, Human Torch gains flying, double strike, and haste until end of turn. If this card was printed in <em>Adventures in the Forgotten Realms</em>, I imagine this ability would have "Flame On!" printed in italics before the ability's text.</p>
<p>Then, when Human Torch attacks, his controller may pay <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>. If they do, when he deals combat damage to an opponent, he does that much damage to each other opponent. Importantly, just like with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar" href="#" target="_blank">Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Amarant Coral" href="#" target="_blank">Amarant Coral</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the damage dealt to each other opponent isn't commander damage. This ability feels like it's asking me to build a deck that can kill all three opponents in the same turn, and that's what I'm going to do!</p>
<h2>Key Cards for Human Torch</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Berserk"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bulk Up"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Become Immense"></div></div>
<p>A rare category of card that isn't often used in Commander is pump spells, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is excellent at making use of pump spells because of how much damage he can convert them into. For example, if I cast <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Become Immense" href="#" target="_blank">Become Immense</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> targeting Human Torch, go to combat, attack and pay the <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> for his second ability, each opponent will take 18 damage! One player will receive that damage in the form of commander damage, but the two that don't have still just had their life total cut in half! Combine a few pump spells together and suddenly all three opponents are dead.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dueling Grounds"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Smoke"></div></div>
<p>Unfortunately, getting <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> into play, generating enough mana to pay for the <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> ability, and sculpting a hand of enough pump spells and extra combat spells is a time-consuming process. Even worse, any opponent that reads Human Torch will probably understand that they should kill you before you do all that.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dueling Grounds" href="#" target="_blank">Dueling Grounds</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Smoke" href="#" target="_blank">Smoke</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are stax pieces that can help hold back those opponents long enough to get to this deck's endgame. These stax pieces all have a little tension with other cards in the deck, but they can always be cleared out of the way with removal spells, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Soul Partition" href="#" target="_blank">Soul Partition</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, going into the big combo turn when necessary.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Narset, Enlightened Exile"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Jeskai Ascendancy"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Narset, Enlightened Exile" href="#" target="_blank">Narset, Enlightened Exile</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeskai Ascendancy" href="#" target="_blank">Jeskai Ascendancy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> both give <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> prowess, which can be very helpful for finding the last few points of damage necessary to close out a game. They both have critical secondary purposes, however. Narset provides a way to recur high-impact pump spells, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Berserk" href="#" target="_blank">Berserk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bulk Up" href="#" target="_blank">Bulk Up</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and Jeskai Ascendancy provides a lot of chances to sculpt the hand and graveyard over the course of the game.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Omnath, Locus of Creation"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Omnath, Locus of Creation" href="#" target="_blank">Omnath, Locus of Creation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is the inclusion I'm the most skeptical of. It makes a lot of sense to me to be able to save a fetch land for the combo turn and use the mana generated from the second time Omnath's ability triggers to pay for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s beginning of combat trigger. However, casting Omnath and letting it sit in play doing nothing for a turn cycle seems a little off to me. This will be the card choice I scrutinize the most as I get to test with this deck more.</p>
<h2>How Does This Human Torch Deck Win?</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Full Throttle"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Finest Hour"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Combat Celebrant"></div></div>
<p>Additional combats is the cleanest way to win a game with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The idea is pretty simple: I don't want to pay four mana into Human Torch's beginning of combat ability very often. If I can squeeze two or three combat steps out of the turn I pay that cost, I'll probably only have to do it once. This frees up a lot of mana in the earlier turns that I can spend on board development.</p>
<p>For example, two pump spells, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Become Immense" href="#" target="_blank">Become Immense</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Invigorate" href="#" target="_blank">Invigorate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, plus an extra combat from Combat Celebrant, deals 52 damage to each opponent. That really isn't asking all that much given how interchangeable the pump spells are.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Jeska, Thrice Reborn"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeska, Thrice Reborn" href="#" target="_blank">Jeska, Thrice Reborn</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> takes nearly any pump spell and turns it into lethal damage. Paired with one pump spell that can give <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Human Torch" href="#" target="_blank">Human Torch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> +4/+4, an attack with damage tripled from Jeska kills the table in one combat step. Of course, a pump spell, casting Jeska, and paying for Human Torch's combat trigger still adds up to at least seven mana, but for winning the game, I'd say that's a fair price.</p>
<h2>Human Torch Commander Decklist</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="The Human Torch" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Human Torch
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Creativity
[/Artifacts]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Jeska, Thrice Reborn
*1 Minsc &amp; Boo, Timeless Heroes
[/Planeswalkers]
[Creatures]
*1 Archmage Emeritus
*1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
*1 Bloom Tender
*1 Combat Celebrant
*1 Delighted Halfling
*1 Drift of Phantasms
*1 Fear of Missing Out
*1 Imperial Recruiter
*1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
*1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
*1 Narset, Enlightened Exile
*1 Noble Hierarch
*1 Omnath, Locus of Creation
*1 Orcish Lumberjack
*1 Professional Face-Breaker
*1 Qasali Pridemage
*1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
*1 Recruiter of the Guard
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Become Immense
*1 Berserk
*1 Bulk Up
*1 Colossal Might
*1 Deflecting Swat
*1 Dig Through Time
*1 Fierce Guardianship
*1 Flusterstorm
*1 Groundswell
*1 Invigorate
*1 Legolas&#039;s Quick Reflexes
*1 Lightning Bolt
*1 Muddle the Mixture
*1 Mutagenic Growth
*1 Nature&#039;s Claim
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Redirect Lightning
*1 Shore Up
*1 Siege Smash
*1 Soul Partition
*1 Turn Inside Out
*1 Veil of Summer
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Expressive Iteration
*1 Full Throttle
*1 Green Sun&#039;s Zenith
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
*1 Last Chance
*1 Sevinne&#039;s Reclamation
*1 Slash the Ranks
*1 Solve the Equation
*1 Treasure Cruise
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Dueling Grounds
*1 Finest Hour
*1 Jeskai Ascendancy
*1 Smoke
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Ancient Tomb
*1 Arena of Glory
*1 Arid Mesa
*1 Bloodstained Mire
*1 Breeding Pool
*1 Command Tower
*1 Commercial District
*1 Elegant Parlor
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Flooded Strand
*1 Floodfarm Verge
*1 Forest
*1 Gemstone Caverns
*1 Hallowed Fountain
*1 Hedge Maze
*1 Hushwood Verge
*1 Island
*1 Lush Portico
*1 Mana Confluence
*1 Marsh Flats
*1 Meticulous Archive
*1 Mistrise Village
*1 Misty Rainforest
*1 Mountain
*1 Plains
*1 Polluted Delta
*1 Prismatic Vista
*1 Riverpyre Verge
*1 Sacred Foundry
*1 Scalding Tarn
*1 Steam Vents
*1 Stomping Ground
*1 Sunbillow Verge
*1 Temple Garden
*1 Thornspire Verge
*1 Thundering Falls
*1 Verdant Catacombs
*1 Willowrush Verge
*1 Windswept Heath
*1 Wooded Foothills
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>If the rest of the cards from <em>Marvel Superheroes</em> are as good as the ones revealed this month, this set could very well end up being my favorite of the year. I'm really looking forward to putting this deck together when the time comes and to seeing what cards that haven't been revealed yet that could push this deck over the top. I'm definitely expecting a combat trick called Flame On that I'm sure will replace one of the lesser pump spells in this list.</p>
<p>I'd feel very comfortable playing this deck in Bracket 3, much more so than similar commanders like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Najeela, the Blade-Blossom" href="#" target="_blank">Najeela, the Blade-Blossom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The one-turn kill this deck is aiming for requires just enough noodling around that I doubt it would feel oppressive to a field of similarly powered decks. Plus, it should be telegraphed so far in advance that keen-eyed opponents will be saving interaction for the big turn, and I'll have a blast protecting Human Torch with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flusterstorm" href="#" target="_blank">Flusterstorm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Redirect Lightning" href="#" target="_blank">Redirect Lightning</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in a dramatic back-and-forth battle on the stack.</p>
<p>Now, it's on the lovely people in the comments to fill me in on the cool cards I missed! I look forward to reading them all.</p>


Flame On! With the Human Torch in Commander

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="J. Jonah Jameson" href="#" target="_blank">J. Jonah Jameson</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>|Art by<a href="https://www.instagram.com/paolomrivera/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Paolo Rivera</a></em></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="J. Jonah Jameson"></div></div>
<p>Are we live? Good.</p>
<p><strong>Producer: </strong>This is "Just the Facts," with J. Jonah Jameson, where listeners like you discuss the issues affecting our city with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner J. Jonah Jameson, publisher at the Daily Bugle. As always, if you order our book, <em>Spider-Man, Threat or Menace</em>, within 24 hours of this broadcast, you'll get a free autographed copy. Take it away, sir.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>Thank you. I must correct you, it's *former* publisher at the Daily Bugle. Anyway, here at "Just the Facts," I alert you to the threats you don't know about. First, a little bit about me. Aside from what my producer already said, I worked at the Bugle for many years before becoming a podcaster. I love New York, and with that love comes my concern for the wellbeing of people in this fair city. Also, to honor those brave souls who put their lives on the line to protect--Spider-Man? HE'S A MENACE! How dare you -- NO! YOU'RE FIRED! GOODBYE!</p>
<p>*Ahem* Oh, Jared gave me something here. What is this? Oh, it's a card from some game called <em>Magic: The Gathering</em>. On top of that, it's a card of me. Ok, is that set symbol Spider-Man's mask? *Takes Sharpie and scrubs out the set symbol<em>.*</em> That's better. So, at least there's some text here that tells me what this does. I turn something into a menace (or, rather, a creature with menace), and whenever one of those menaces I control attacks, I get some Treasure token? Not bad.</p>
<p>Jared, see if you can find a caller who plays this game, and put them on the line. Anyway, I bet those Spider-Man cards are c-- What do you mean I can't say the "c word?" Fine. In the meantime, we go to commercials.</p>
<h3>After Said Messages</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Professional Face-Breaker|fic|296"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Fire Crystal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Command Beacon|fca|64"></div></div>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>Welcome back to "Just the Facts," by Yours Truly, J. Jonah Jameson. We have a caller with us, and Jared was kind enough to teach me the basics of this game. Let's dive right in. Caller, tell me your thoughts on my card. Speak!</p>
<p><strong>Caller: </strong>Ok, if you want those tokens, you need to fill the deck with as many menace creatures as possible. Stuff like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Professional Face-Breaker|fic|296" href="#" target="_blank">Professional Face-Breaker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rampaging Ferocidon|sld|1390" href="#" target="_blank">Rampaging Ferocidon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, because you can't get those tokens from a suspected creature, unless it's one of your own.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ:</strong> Unfortunate, but at least I can suspect Spider-Man, and bring him down. Reading this list, I noticed there's so few.</p>
<p><strong>Caller: </strong>Yeah, there isn't much out there at the moment in <em>Universes Beyond</em>, but I do have something later that can help.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>Fine. Any other ways?</p>
<p><strong>Caller: </strong>No, but there's plenty of good cards in the list. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Fire Crystal" href="#" target="_blank">The Fire Crystal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> makes your stuff cheaper, and allows you to copy something. Perhaps create a copy of your card to suspect another creature. Similarly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flamerush Rider|ltc|216" href="#" target="_blank">Flamerush Rider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can clone another creature that's also attacking. Meanwhile, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sticky Fingers|pip|191" href="#" target="_blank">Sticky Fingers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives a creature menace, and nets you a Treasure on hit. Failing these, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Command Beacon|fca|64" href="#" target="_blank">Command Beacon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can be sacrificed to return your card to your hand from the command zone. Useful if it gets too expensive to cast.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>And these won't deal with Spider-Man?</p>
<p><strong>Caller: </strong>Not directly, but there's always worse. Much worse. Bigger things that would block your path to winning the game. The decklist I have on me has some big creatures, but they need to get through to win. Chances are, you'll want to suspect your own creatures to get both the menace keyword, and the Treasure. Not being able to block isn't a big drawback as we're mostly going to be attacking anyway.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>Alright, fair enough. I'll admit that there are worse things than a vain, web-slinging nuisance like Spider-Man, and they need to be dealt with to ensure the safety of New York and its citizens. Now, you mentioned that you have a list for me?</p>
<p><strong>Caller: </strong>I do. Would you like me to send it?</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>Yes, please. Right, Jared, we go to commercials again.</p>
<h3>The Caller's Decklist</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Going Universes Beyond-JJJ" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 J. Jonah Jameson
[/Commander]
[Enchantments]
*1 Gimli&#039;s Reckless Might
*1 Grim Reaper&#039;s Sprint
*1 Sticky Fingers
*1 Wild Wasteland
[/Enchantments]
[Creatures]
*1 Aspiring Champion
*1 Avalanche of Sector 7
*1 Bloodthirster
*1 Canoptek Scarab Swarm
*1 Chaos Terminator Lord
*1 Clive, Ifrit&#039;s Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
*1 Combustible Gearhulk
*1 Crimson Caravaneer
*1 Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Exocrine
*1 Flamerush Rider
*1 Frontier Warmonger
*1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
*1 Inferno Titan
*1 Knuckles the Echidna
*1 Lightning, Security Sergeant
*1 Professional Face-Breaker
*1 Rampaging Ferocidon
*1 Ruin Grinder
*1 Sabin, Master Monk
*1 Scourge of the Throne
*1 Surtr, Fiery Jötun
*1 Umaro, Raging Yeti
*1 Veronica, Dissident Scribe
*1 Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
*1 Zell Dincht
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Cursed Mirror
*1 Endless Atlas
*1 Key to the City
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Nazgûl Battle-Mace
*1 Panharmonicon
*1 Sceptre of Eternal Glory
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sword of the Animist
*1 The Fire Crystal
*1 The Reaver Cleaver
*1 The Spear of Leonidas
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Big Score
*1 Bottle-Cap Blast
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Laughing Mad
*1 Reverberate
*1 Unexpected Windfall
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Call Forth the Tempest
*1 Chandra&#039;s Ignition
*1 Delete
*1 Ensnared by the Mara
*1 Faithless Looting
*1 Nibelheim Aflame
*1 Overpowering Attack
*1 Relentless Assault
*1 Snort
*1 Vandalblast
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Command Beacon
*34 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Path of Ancestry
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h3>Rundown</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Aspiring Champion"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lightning, Security Sergeant"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bloodthirster"></div></div>
<p><strong>JJJ:</strong> And we're live again! Is the caller still on?</p>
<p><strong>Caller: </strong>Still here.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>So, what's the big idea with this list? All I see are good cards, big menaces, and me.</p>
<p><strong>Caller:</strong> So, I had to make do with what's there, so this deck tends to play as a "good stuff" kind of deck. Of course, with the caveat of having a few cards to work with the abilities on your card. Also, you're in exactly one color, so options are even more limited. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aspiring Champion" href="#" target="_blank">Aspiring Champion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> not only has menace, but it can bring in a new, possibly bigger creature when it dies. To get more Treasures, it would be a good idea to have some extra combats, so I threw in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Relentless Assault|mar|25" href="#" target="_blank">Relentless Assault</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bloodthirster" href="#" target="_blank">Bloodthirster</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> among others. Remember, they do not have to deal combat damage to get the Treasure. Another good incentive to suspect your own creatures.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>Too bad Spider-Man isn't on that list. That vain, grandstanding showoff would be my number one target.</p>
<p><strong>Caller:</strong> With due respect, he does much to help, but I digress.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>You came this close to me hanging up on you. You're a lucky guy. Anyway, moving on!</p>
<p><strong>Caller:</strong> Before we move to the next part, I do want to highlight a few cards. Firstly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nazgûl Battle-Mace" href="#" target="_blank">Nazgûl Battle-Mace</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> doesn't just give menace, but a couple of other powerful abilities as well. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning, Security Sergeant" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning, Security Sergeant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has menace, and will exile the top card, allowing you to cast it for as long as she's out. Also, be wary when you use <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Frontier Warmonger|ltc|217" href="#" target="_blank">Frontier Warmonger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Yes, while it does give menace, you will not get the tokens from the trigger. It's to give opponents incentive to attack elsewhere.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ:</strong> I see. Let's dive into the next section!</p>
<h3>Other Suggestions</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Goblin War Drums"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Academy Manufactor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Frillscare Mentor"></div></div>
<p><strong>Caller: </strong>Right, so outside of <em>Universes Beyond</em>, we gain access to cards that can more directly work with your card, Mr. Jameson. With access to these, the deck gets a near total overhaul, becoming more of a Treasure deck with a "menace matters" subtheme. One of the biggest additions is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Academy Manufactor" href="#" target="_blank">Academy Manufactor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which gives you tokens to draw cards and gain life respectively. In addition, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goldspan Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Goldspan Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> lets our Treasure tap for two instead of one.</p>
<p>Secondly, we also get to use cards that give everyone menace. The lowly <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goblin War Drums" href="#" target="_blank">Goblin War Drums</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> does exactly this, ensuring we get lots of Treasures. We also get to use even more creatures that already have menace, so we can load up on those, including <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Furnace Punisher" href="#" target="_blank">Furnace Punisher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which dings opponents if they don't control multiple basic lands. And, we get <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Frillscare Mentor" href="#" target="_blank">Frillscare Mentor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which buffs our menace creatures, and gives a non-Human creature we control menace. These factors will make it far less likely to suspect your own creatures, and instead ensure that they can't block when you swing at them.</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>Excellent. With this, Spider-Man will fall to the press, leaving the true heroes of our fair New York-the police, the firefighters among them, their time to truly shine.</p>
<p><strong>Caller:</strong> Again, with all due--</p>
<p><strong>JJJ: </strong>NOPE! I WILL NOT BE HEARING ANYMORE! THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY! Jared, I need to lay down. Finally.</p>
<h3><strong>Aftermath</strong></h3>
<p>*Deep breath* And Scene (Yes, this is me, Owain, the author, speaking now).</p>
<p>When J. Jonah Jameson got revealed, I knew I had to write up this article as a script of sorts. And having to tap into my inner Mr. Jameson as best as I could.</p>
<p>To be honest, he's never playing <em>Magic</em>. I doubt it'd be his thing, though the comic writers can certainly try to prove me wrong. Not to worry, this script-like form is most likely a one off.</p>
<p>In any case, I do hope you enjoyed this entry in the <em>Beyond the Multiverse</em> series. Tune in next time where I'll have some additional thoughts now that the set's been fully revealed.</p>


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