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What this set is
Spider-Man is really two sets at once. What you open at a Prerelease is Marvel's Spider-Man; what you play on Arena and MTGO is Through the Omenpaths, a different assembly of the same material. It also debuted Pick-Two Draft, where you take two cards per pick.
That smaller structure means five allied two-color archetypes rather than ten, and 193 cards in the main set. Web-slinging is the mechanic people remember, and it is the most fun the set has to offer.
Themes
Every mechanic in Spider-Man
Web-slinging
The set's signature mechanic and its most enjoyable one: swinging in on a discount by returning something you already control. It anchors the format's most iconic archetype.
Mayhem
Lets you cast a card you've discarded as though it were still in your hand, usually at a reduced cost. It turns discard from a cost into a setup step, and it is why the discard pairs work.
Transforming DFCs
Double-faced cards where each side has its own characteristics. Five legendary creatures can transform, which is how the set handles secret identities.
Connive
Back from Streets of New Capenna: draw then discard, and take a +1/+1 counter if you pitched a nonland. It sits neatly on top of the set's discard themes.
Where You Can Play It
Format legality
A release usually ships more than one set code, and they don't all share the same legality: the main set is Standard-legal while Commander cards are eternal-only. Here's each code in Spider-Man.
Standard legality is current as of August 2026. There is no rotation in 2026. The next one is February 2027, when 2025–2027 sets become the Standard pool, so everything above stays legal through it. Commons from any set are Pauper-legal; that isn't listed per set here.
Limited
Five draft archetypes
Built for Pick-Two Draft, so five allied color pairs rather than the usual ten. Two of them run on discard, which mayhem converts into an advantage rather than a cost.
Modified Creatures
Go-Tall
Cares about creatures that have been equipped, enchanted or given counters.
Discard
Value
Discards on purpose, then casts the cards anyway with mayhem.
Discard Aggro
Aggro
The aggressive half of the discard plan, converting pitched cards into pressure.
Web-Slinging
Tempo
The set's marquee archetype, and the reason to draft it.
Counters
Midrange
Connive and +1/+1 counters, growing threats while smoothing draws.
Boosters, precons and singles from Spider-Man are on TCGplayer.
FAQ
Common questions
When did Marvel's Spider-Man release?
September 26, 2025, with prerelease events from September 19, under the set code SPM. The main set has 193 cards.
Why does Spider-Man have two names?
It is effectively two sets at once. Marvel's Spider-Man is what you open at a Prerelease in paper; Through the Omenpaths is the version played on MTG Arena and MTGO.
What is Pick-Two Draft?
A drafting format that debuted with this set, where you take two cards per pick rather than one. It is the reason the set supports five archetypes rather than the usual ten.
What is the mayhem mechanic?
Mayhem lets you cast a card you have discarded as though it were still in your hand, usually at a reduced cost. It turns discard from a downside into a setup step, which is what makes the two discard archetypes work.
What are the Spider-Man draft archetypes?
Five allied color pairs: white-blue modified creatures, blue-black discard, black-red discard aggro, white-red web-slinging, and green-blue counters. Web-slinging is the marquee one.
All card names, art, and mechanics belong to Wizards of the Coast. Marvel's Spider-Man released on Sep 26, 2025; details reflect the set as published. Sources: Wizards of the Coast set pages and release notes, Draftsim, Untapped.gg.
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