<p style="text-align: right;"><em>Header image art by <a href="https://victoradameart.com/">Victor Adame Minguez</a> (<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="High Perfect Morcant" href="#" target="_blank">High Perfect Morcant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>) | <a href="https://danscottart.com/">Dan Murayama Scott</a> (<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flourishing Defenses" href="#" target="_blank">Flourishing Defenses</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>)</em></p>
<p>It behooves <em>Magic </em>players to keep one eye on reveals at all times, these days.</p>
<p>While the buzz generated from a Tuesday drop of a number of <em><a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/msh">Marvel Super Heroes</a> </em>cards was still reverberating, even more reveals rippled out from Wizards of the Coast HQ. Yesterday, that came in the form of three cards:</p>
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<p>It's that last one aiming to outshine its superheroic rivals guest-spotting from <em>Marvel. </em></p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="High Perfect Morcant" href="#" target="_blank">High Perfect Morcant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, revealed as part of the ongoing <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/ecl"><em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em></a> <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/lorwyn-eclipsed-episode-1-out-of-this-wood">story arc</a>, is barely a day old and is already flying up the ranks.</p>
<p>As of the time of this writing, we can see High Perfect Morcant is already leading 200 decks, as per EDHREC. To put that into context, there are three other legendary creatures from <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed </em>that have been in the public's collective awareness since <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/everything-revealed-for-2026-in-the-preview-panel-at-magiccon-atlanta">MagicCon Atlanta in late September</a>:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ashling, Rekindled"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom"></div></div>
<p>That's three months, give or take, of deckbuilding time for that original trio. Eirdu's leading the way with 612 lists, while Ashling's leading 211. Sygg's bringing up the rear with 90.</p>
<p>That means in only 24 hours, High Perfect Morcant's already more popular than Sygg, and breathing down the rekindled neck of Ashling.</p>
<h2>What's powering that popularity?</h2>
<p>We can look for early indicators on <a href="https://edhrec.com/commanders/high-perfect-morcant">Morcant's Commander Page</a>.</p>
<p>From the hop, there's one glaring bit on Morcant's type line that'll always propel people into a deckbuilding frenzy: Elf.</p>
<p>Elves, <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/kindred">as a creature type</a>, are the second-most popular build-around, behind only Dragons.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lathril, Blade of the Elves"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Voja, Jaws of the Conclave"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Galadriel, Light of Valinor"></div></div>
<p>The above legends are the type's most popular leaders right now, with Lathril leading the way at 9,367. So Morcant's got a ways to go. But with 200 lists, Morcant's already more popular than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Imaryll, Elfhame Elite" href="#" target="_blank">Imaryll, Elfhame Elite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and not too far behind <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eladamri, Lord of Leaves" href="#" target="_blank">Eladamri, Lord of Leaves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (294), a card that has a nearly three-decade headstart.</p>
<p>That's not saying too much, though, since Elves have plenty of better options for Commander these days. It remains to be seen where Morcant'll end up, but the card's got one thing about it the other Elf bosses don't, and that's an immediate and obnoxious two-card combo:</p>
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As seen above, pairing Morcant's ability with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flourishing Defenses" href="#" target="_blank">Flourishing Defenses</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> pretty much immediately wipes the battlefield free of any creature you don't control, and keeps it that way for as long as you've got both cards in play.</p>
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<p>How popular is this particular pairing? Of the 200 Morcant decks already logged, 79% of them include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flourishing Defenses" href="#" target="_blank">Flourishing Defenses</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. People see a two-card combo, and they want to play that two card combo. <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/analyzing-marvel-super-heroes-first-trending-commanders">Just look at <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Caltrops" href="#" target="_blank">Caltrops</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></a>.</p>
<p>That percentage of inclusion is tops in Morcant decks by a mile if we factor out Elf creatures. Of the decks' noncreature spells, the next-most popular card is Elvish Promenade, at 61%</p>
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<p>Oh, and earlier, that wasn't entirely true. There <em>is </em>one other Elf legend that can be a part of a two-card combo:</p>
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<p>There's also the aspect of <em>blight. </em></p>
<p>With High Perfect Morcant, we're getting a new keyword in <em>blight, </em>which reads:</p>
<p><em>Blight 1. (They each put a -1/-1 counter on a creature they control.)</em></p>
<p>It's a new, fancy thing on a <em>Magic </em>card, which means there'll be plenty among us who are going to want to give it a whirl. And who can blame them? So far, on the exactly one (1) card on which it exists, it's really neat.</p>
<h2>Hoofin' It Up the Rankings</h2>
<p>Obviously this is all kneejerk speculation, since the card doesn't technically exist yet. <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed </em>doesn't release until January 23, 2026, which is simultaneously way too long of a wait and also right around the corner.</p>
<p>It'll be interesting to see where everything shakes out in terms of popularity of <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed </em>commanders, and EDHREC's the place to be to read all about that very topic as it develops.</p>
<p>In the meantime, reveals are going to come fast and furious - hell, in the span of writing this article, there's already been another:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kirol, Attentive First-Year"></div></div>
<p>Our little vampire teenager's already leading themselves one whole commander deck on EDHREC, acquired in the span of an hour or two.</p>
<p>So where do <em>you </em>fall when it comes to High Perfect Morcant? Signpost for what'll be a great set in <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em>? Or red flag?</p>
<p>Where do you think it lines up in terms of popularity opposite Bruce Banner and the rest of the Universes Beyond offerings that bookend <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed's </em>release? Sound off below!</p>
<h3>Read More:</h3>
<p>https://edhrec.com/articles/analyzing-marvel-super-heroes-first-trending-commanders</p>
<p>https://edhrec.com/articles/way-too-early-top-10-cards-of-2026</p>
<p>https://edhrec.com/articles/ashling-rekindled-ashling-rimebound-deck-tech</p>


The Popularity of High Perfect Morcant: 24 Hours Later

<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Namor the Sub-Mariner" href="#" target="_blank">Namor the Sub-Mariner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Illustrated by <a href="https://www.rallisart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Rallis</a></em></p>
<p>Whenever a legendary creature is revealed in <em>Magic</em> previews, even ahead of its set's preview season, there will always be someone hoping to build it in Commander. Let's face facts: There's always someone who wants to be ahead of the curve. Trendsetters exist, plain and simple.</p>
<p>But what happens when a set like <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/msh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Marvel Super Heroes</em></a> gets previews? The property is clearly popular among comic book fans of many walks of life (except maybe for DC Comics diehards, but we won't get into that here). But are the legendary creatures <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/marvel-super-heroes-a-first-look-at-the-new-set" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previewed on December 9th</a> exciting enough to build around?</p>
<p>According to our data, one shone above the rest in the past 24 hours, so let's dive into that analysis!</p>
<h2>Spoiler Alert: It Ain't <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Namor the Sub-Mariner" href="#" target="_blank">Namor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h2>
<p>While cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Namor the Sub-Mariner" href="#" target="_blank">Namor the Sub-Mariner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are, in fact, behind the most prolific <em>Marvel Super Heroes</em> legend previewed yesterday, the numbers are actually not close at all.</p>
<p>Right now, <span class="edhrecp__link side-by-side"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bruce Banner" href="#" target="_blank">Bruce Banner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, also known as The Incredible Hulk, leads 82 Commander decks databased by EDHREC. Namor, as well as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doctor Doom" href="#" target="_blank">Doctor Doom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, both lead 19 decks. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Baron Helmut Zemo" href="#" target="_blank">Baron Helmut Zemo</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> leads 18 decks, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Super-Skrull" href="#" target="_blank">Super-Skrull</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> commands a measly nine decks.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Namor the Sub-Mariner"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Doctor Doom"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Baron Helmut Zemo"></div></div>
<h2>The Breakdown of <em>Marvel Super Heroes</em> Commanders</h2>
<p>Why is this? There are a variety of reasons that the lower four of the top five decks are doing so poorly. There are also several reasons that Bruce Banner is doing so well:</p>
<ul>
<li>Doctor Doom costs a <em>lot</em> of mana to cast. Right now, mana value three is the new mana value four in terms of ideal maximum mana value for a commander. As a consequence of this upswing in speed, a mana value of six often has no place in the command zone.</li>
<li>Namor has to deal with a ton of competition in the Merfolk typal department. Granted, this fact may be affected (or eclipsed) by how much we see from <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/ecl" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Lorwyn Eclipsed</em></a>. He's decent and could work very nicely in any Merfolk pile's 99. However, as a monocolor legend, other legendary creatures with more colors at their disposal can often offer better resources for Merfolk themes.</li>
<li>Zemo is going to have stiff competition as well. Other mono-black commanders often recur cards, and they don’t exile to do it, especially with less of a devotion theme. Even at an easy mana value of three, players will inevitably prefer commanders like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toshiro Umezawa" href="#" target="_blank">Toshiro Umezawa</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kaervek, the Punisher" href="#" target="_blank">Kaervek, the Punisher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (a card with a potentially ironic epithet considering the source material we're talking about). Even at a higher mana value, some players might even prefer <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chainer, Dementia Master" href="#" target="_blank">Chainer, Dementia Master</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Heck, even <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed" href="#" target="_blank">Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is more conservative of resources if their playgroup is more chill with certain practices.</li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Toshiro Umezawa"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kenrith, the Returned King"></div></div>
<ul>
<li>Super-Skrull has to contend with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kenrith, the Returned King" href="#" target="_blank">Kenrith, the Returned King</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, who is infinitely easier to cast and already has precedent as a massively popular commander. Currently, Kenrith is fighting tooth and nail to stay at the very bottom of the <a href="https://edhrec.com/commanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top 10 Most Popular Commanders on EDHREC</a> (<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Y&#039;shtola, Night&#039;s Blessed" href="#" target="_blank">Y&#039;shtola, Night&#039;s Blessed</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is close to outpacing him, however, and we will report on that when she does). For whatever it's worth, both Kenrith and Super-Skrull can kill while on an infinite mana bender. However, since Kenrith only costs one white pip and the rest in generic mana, Kenrith does it way more easily.</li>
</ul>
<h2>We Have a Hulk</h2>
<p>As for why Bruce Banner and The Incredible Hulk break this trend of semi-mediocre commanders so handily, one need only watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Xnuym1wqY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WeeklyMTG stream from yesterday</a>.</p>
<p>In it, Blake Rasmussen, Rachel Weeks, and Gabriel Luna go on pretty extensively about the ways you can combo off with the Hulk. These include the use of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pyrohemia" href="#" target="_blank">Pyrohemia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Caltrops" href="#" target="_blank">Caltrops</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to engage in either infinite or near-infinite combat steps with the Hulk.</p>
<p>In related news, the uncommon <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Caltrops" href="#" target="_blank">Caltrops</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> spiked (if you'll pardon the wordplay) yesterday to almost $11. The foil iteration of Caltrops from <em>Seventh Edition</em> also skyrocketed to $108. This was almost certainly due to the stream's discussion of the card.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Caltrops"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pyrohemia"></div></div>
<p>Does this mean anything for a card that comes out in June? It may be too early to tell, honestly. But frankly, my takeaway is that, even if Wizards of the Coast is unable to acknowledge the secondary market, they should play a bit less loose with cards that can soar like Caltrops now has.</p>
<p>Regardless of the spikes, Bruce Banner is clearly a hit with some Commander players. We'll have to see how well that sticks before June, but either way, the card is good.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards side-by-side"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bruce Banner"></div></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>And now, let's open the floor to you, dear readers! Why do you think Bruce Banner is the top <em>Marvel Super Heroes</em> commander at this time? Also, given that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Captain America, Super-Soldier" href="#" target="_blank">Captain America, Super-Soldier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> currently has <em>no</em> decks built around him, why do you think that is? Sound off with your speculations in the comments below!</p>


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