Spider-Man, Miles MoralesSpider-Man, Miles Morales | Art By: InHyuk Lee

The first appearance of a modern re-interpretation of Spider-Man came in 2011, and now, in the year 2025, we get to see Spider-Man on a Magic card for the first time. It's safe to say that Miles Morales is a fan favorite version of the Spider-Man character. Usually, for Magic players, cards from the welcome decks aren't anyone's favorite. Thanks to Universes Beyond Spider-Man, Miles MoralesSpider-Man, Miles Morales is looking to swing into the ranks of a favorite for players for years to come.

My name is Nick, and let's keep our friendly neighborhood safe with possibly the only thing that green does "worse" than some of the other colors in the game: blink.

Blink and You'll Miss It

So why build a mono-green blink deck? Because I can, so stop asking questions and look at the cards.

One of the main cards that we want to blink in this deck is the commander, Spider-Man, Miles MoralesSpider-Man, Miles Morales. Giving our entire board a +1/+1 counter and trample until the end of the turn is crazy. Having a mini OverrunOverrun from the command zone can't be underrated. That said, even Spider-Man sometimes needs a team, and our team is the other cards in the 99.

Every green player's favorite finisher, the ever-beloved or ever-loathed Craterhoof BehemothCraterhoof Behemoth, is the end-all be-all when it comes to top end in green. It does exactly what you need a big creature to do, and it does it the best, though giving it a slight boost and vigilance never hurts.

Vaultborn TyrantVaultborn Tyrant is one of the newest cards finding homes in large green creature decks. The dino is right at home in a blink strategy, either by being the recipient of leaving the battlefield or seeing other creatures come into play. Having to get rid of this creature twice on average, unless you are packing a FarewellFarewell in your deck, means double the opportunities for ETB shenanigans.

Maybe not the card you will always want to blink in and out of a battlefield, TerastodonTerastodon is an effective answer to annoying permanents, and occasionally you'll give yourself three 3/3 elephants when you have permanents to spare.

Making Web Formula

Unlike the blue and white, which have access to cards such as Ghostly FlickerGhostly Flicker and EphemerateEphemerate, green has to work a bit harder to make a blink strategy work, which is where the secret sixth color in the game comes along to save the day: colorless.

One of the best cards in the blink strategy, regardless of the colors being played, is Conjurer's ClosetConjurer's Closet. Exiling a creature every single turn and bringing it back right away for full value is executing the strategy perfectly.

Golden ArgosyGolden Argosy comes with a slight downside of returning the creatures used to crew it tapped, but it comes with the upside of being able to overpay the crew 1 cost to blink out multiple creatures. Who cares if the Hornet QueenHornet Queen used to crew comes back tapped when you get a second wave of tokens out of it?

While not at the peak of its power in this deck, the Ancestral StatueAncestral Statue is still a vital piece, allowing us to pick up any creature just by casting another creature. Just because this deck is not going all in on the combo applications of this card, getting a few extra enter effects off of a card like Meteor GolemMeteor Golem or Acidic SlimeAcidic Slime can be game-changing.

Not the Same Hero

I have mentioned some of the more commonly seen creatures that can be blinked in the deck, such as Craterhoof BehemothCraterhoof Behemoth and TerastodonTerastodon, but this deck has some less common creatures in its midst.

A card that used to see play at the levels of staple cards today, DuplicantDuplicant is under 1% of the total amount of decks it could be played in today. Green tends to struggle with creature removal, and having a blinkable creature that can exile a problem from an opponent's board is exactly what this deck needs. It becomes even better when the creature is pumped up, since DuplicantDuplicant gains the power and toughness of the creature exiled.

Avatar of GrowthAvatar of Growth is a double-edged sword and not a card that you would want to blink at every occasion. Since this deck runs 20 basic ForestForests, most opponents will run out of basics before we lose out on the benefit of the Avatar. You don't always want to ramp your opponents, but it might be a way to gain favor and maneuver your way to a winning board state.

Finally, a card that I feel makes it into more and more decks with every set, the Canoptek Scarab SwarmCanoptek Scarab Swarm. A blinkable piece of graveyard hate that comes with a way to turn that graveyard hate into flying blockers and all for only . The card is better if you face off against artifact or land-based decks, but the ability to exile a graveyard should be an option for every deck.

Not Basic

Mono-colored decks often toe the line with running a high amount of basics versus a high amount of utility lands. In theory, the ability to run utility lands should be at its highest in a deck with fewer colors, but for mono-green at some point, you find yourself wanting more and more basic lands. They are easy to find and easy to put onto the battlefield, but to be honest, they are a bit less fun. So what are some of the more fun lands this deck has to offer?

Endless SandsEndless Sands might take a few turns to get going, but the ability to stash creatures away and protect them from removal to be used later is the best way to mimic the instant-speed blink effects found in other colors. If you catch the table unprepared, sticking two or three creatures under this land and then bringing them back on someone else's turn can be extremely powerful.

Recasting your commander is often not the optimal play pattern, but with Spider-Man, Miles MoralesSpider-Man, Miles Morales, every time they enter is purely beneficial. Sadly, at six mana, even a green deck could find a time where it is struggling to do anything but recast their commander, which is where Sanctum of EternitySanctum of Eternity comes into play. Bouncing Miles from the battlefield back to hand to pump up your other creatures again and again allows for flexibility in the board state.

Winding CanyonsWinding Canyons looks strange at first glance in the deck, but stick with me for a moment. The land does not blink a creature or stash one for a later date. What it does is take advantage of most of the creatures in the list having an enter-the-battlefield effect. Flashing in something like Kogla, the Titan ApeKogla, the Titan Ape or Titan of IndustryTitan of Industry on an opponent's turn or the middle of combat can derail well-laid plans.

Like Blink If You Don't Think About It

Mono-green, as stated, does not have the best or the most options when it comes to blinking, but there are ways to mimic the effects of a creature being blinked employed in this deck. Everyone knows how good a card PanharmoniconPanharmonicon is, but some of these other cards might be less familiar.

The most well-known of the options is going to be Helm of the HostHelm of the Host, a combo piece in cEDH, and a heavily played card in EDH proper, it allows the "reuse" of an ETB effect by making a token copy of the creature. The best part about this card is that it's not even negated by the legendary creatures we have with good ETB abilities. Thankfully, Helm was made during a design period where coping with legendary creatures comes with no downside.

Similar to the Helm and copying ETB effects, Strionic ResonatorStrionic Resonator makes an appearance. Whether it's copying the ability of the creature or getting weird with it and copying the trigger of Helm of the HostHelm of the Host itself, having another "fake" blink effect in this deck goes a long way.

Lastly, a card many players may have never come across, Cauldron of SoulsCauldron of Souls. Five mana is a bit high when it comes to protecting creatures, but when that protection doubles as reanimation, the cost is just right. Giving any creatures you want persist so that they survive most wrath effects an opponent might play and allowing you to have those creatures enter the battlefield yet again makesCauldron of SoulsCauldron of Souls a superstar in the deck. With Spider-Man, Miles MoralesSpider-Man, Miles Morales at the head of this deck, the Cauldron is also a reusable effect thanks to the +1/+1 and 1/-1 counters cancelling one another out.

Wrap Up

When I first saw the spoiler for this card, I instantly knew this card needed a closer look. For a welcome deck card to have such a powerful ability on it, and have a great stat line combining power/toughness and abilities, I was honestly shocked. Spider-Man, Miles MoralesSpider-Man, Miles Morales is one of my favorite cards so far from the upcoming Spider-Man set, and I hope to see it at many tables in the future.

It will, when the dust settles, be a card found in 99 or more decks than it will be in the command zone, but that doesn't diminish my excitement to see it in play. Trying to focus on ETB and blink abilities in mono-green was a fun twist on deck building, and it was interesting to focus on an aspect of green that is near the bottom of the color-pie barrel, but I also want to know what you think.

Who is your favorite hero or villain from the Spider-Man franchise? What characters are you still excited to see as more of the set is spoiled? And who are you building around when the set comes out? Let me know here or over at Bluesky. Keep your eyes out for even more content for the upcoming UB sets, and whether it's web-slinging or waterbending, know that with great deckbuilding power comes great deckbuilding responsibility.

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