Magic: The Gathering and Spider-Man have teamed up to make a deck centered on the wall-crawler and his supporting cast. As a result, many creature cards may be obscure or unknown to Magic fans or even comic fans. Below is an exploration of some of the blue cards, explaining who they are and where they first appeared.
Beetle, Legacy Criminal (3 Colorless, 1 Blue)
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Card Type: Legendary Creature – Human Rogue Villain
Card Text: Flying
1 Blue, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains flying until end of turn. Activate only as sorcery.
First appearance: Captain America #606.
Janice Lincoln is the daughter of notorious gangster and villain Tombstone. She grew up craving some of the action that her father enjoyed, so was given a new Beetle suit by Baron Zemo. The suit has been passed down through the years, famously started by Abe Jenkins. Janice has a vicious determination and drive that often gets her in over her head, such as making a play for territory that sets the whole of New York City on fire.
Chameleon, Master of Disguise (3 Colorless, 1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Human Shapeshifter Villain.
Card Text: You may have Chameleone enter as a copy of a creature you control, except his name is Chameleon, Master of Disguise.
Mayhem 2 Blue (You may cast this card from your graveyard for 2 Blue if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1962).
The first supervillain Spider-Man ever faced. Chameleon is a sneaky, disloyal figure. Dmitri Nikolaevich Smerdyakov is an expert in espionage and disguises. Originally, he used technology and disguises to mimic the faces and voices of absolutely everyone, bamboozling Spider-Man through impersonating friends and anyone Chameleon can think of. He’s a founding member of the Sinister Six and the half-brother of Kraven the Hunter.
Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist (4 Colorless, 1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Human Scientist Villain
Card Text: As long as there are eight or more cards in your graveyard, Doc Ock has base power and toughness 8/8.
As long as you control another Villain, Doc Ock has hexproof. (He can’t be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963).
Otto Octavius is one of Spider-Man’s most dangerous foes. He may have been physically weaker, but his remarkable intelligence and multiple mechanical arms made him vicious and capable. He’s often the leader of the Sinister Six, making plans and failsafes that ensurred he could always escape justice. This desperation for survival turned him into the Superior Spider-Man, where he placed his mind into Spider-Man’s body. From there, his allegiance has fluctuated between villainy and his own form of heroism.
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon (2 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Elemental Villain
Card Text: Whenever you cast a blue spell, if Hydro-Man is a creature, he gets a +1/+1 until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, untap Hydro-Man until your next turn, he becomes a land and gains “Tap: add 1 Blue.” (He’s not a creature during that time.)
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #212 (1980).
Morris Bench was working on a cargo ship when he was knocked overboard during an experiment. He then found that his body could turn into water, and he was able to control water. He is a thug with incredible power. With more intelligence, Bench could be a major threat, but his lack of imagination had prevented him from becoming one of Spidey’s most devastating enemies. Once combined with Sandman into a giant mud creature.
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor (1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Human Scientist Villain
Card Text: Whenever you draw your first or second card each turn, put an ingenuity counter on Lady Octopus.
Tap: You may cast an artifact spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the number of ingenuit counters on Lady Octopus without paying its mana cost.
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #405 (1995).
When Doctor Octopus was killed in the Clone Saga, a student of his took over as Doctor Octopus. Carolyn Trainer has a set of tentacles of her own and even a force field. She faded into insecurity when Otto returned, but still served as a mercenary. She is often hired as part of a greater plot, as a group alongside other villains, before joining a syndicate run by Beetle.
Madame Web, Clairvoyant (4 Colorless, 2 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Mutant Advisor
Card Text: You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast Spider spells and noncreature spells from the top of your library.
Whenever you attack, you may mill a card. (You may put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #205 (1980).
Cassandra Webb is blind and disabled, but has the ability to see into the future. She would appear before Spider-Man, various Spider-Women, and other heroes, giving them ominous warnings about what is yet to come. Her age and frailty often became an issue for her, as she was vulnerable in the present. When she dropped, Madame Web passed her abilities and her blindness onto Julia Carpenter.
Mysterio, Master Of Illusion (3 Colorless, 1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Human Villain
Card Text: When Mysterio enters, create a 3/3 blue Illusion Villain creatue token for each nontoken villain you control. Exile those tokens when Mysterio leaves the battlefield.
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963).
Known for the fishbowl on his head, Quentin Beck has a similar level of trickery to Chameleon. But Mysterio has much more flair. He uses gadgets and gas to create smoke, illusions, and robotics to try and drive his enemies insane. He loves a show, a true magician with an ego the size of a circus tent. Mysterio was another major member of the Sinister Six, using chemicals and other means to make Spider-Man hallucinate. It’s not just the web-slinger that was targeted either, as Daredevil tussled with Mysterio too, in the famous Guardian Devil arc.
Norman Osborn (1 Colorless, 1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature -Human Scientist Villain
Card Text: Norman Osborn can’t be blocked.
Whenever Norman Osborn deals combat damage to a player, he connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
1 Colorless, 1 Blue, 1 Black, 1 Red: Transform Norman Osborn. Activate only as a sorcery.
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964).
Spider-Man’s nemesis, plain and simple. A wealthy businessman, Osborn was also the father of Harry, Peter Parker’s best friend. The Goblin Serum in his veins may have given him strength, but it also drove him mad. Osborn is truly evil, killing Gwen Stacy and doing more damage to Spider-Man’s life than anyone else in his rogues’ gallery. But even when not wearing the Goblin mask, he can cause carnage throughout the Marvel Universe. He ultimately took over S.H.I.E.L.D., effectively becoming in charge of the entire superhero system and even invading Asgard.
Spider-Byte, Web Warden (2 Colorless, 1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Spider Avatar Hero
Card Text: When Spider-Byte enters, return up to one target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand.
First appearance: Vault of Spiders #1 (2018).
Created for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Margo Kess’ Earth sees people spend their lives protected in cyberspace. Spider-byte was a digital vigilante within that space before being recruited into the Spider-Society. What sets Margo apart from other Spiders is that she transmits her avatar into a physical state, rather than her actual body.
Alchemax Slayer-Bots (2 Colorless Slayer-Bots)
Card Type: Artifact Creature – Robot Villain
Card Text: When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
First appearance: Superior Spider-Man #28 (2014).
Created by the nefarious tech company Alchemax at the behest of J. Jonah Jameson. Due to a distrust of Spider-Man, the Spider-Slayers were designed to counter the possibility of Spider-Man turning evil and needing to be neutralized. But as they were seen fighting against heroes, they were sold to more adversarial figures, often being used for evil means.
Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O’Hara (4 Colorless, 1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Creature – Spider Human Hero
Card Text: When Spider-Man 2099 enters, return up to one target creature to its owner’s hand.
First appearance: Spider-Man 2099 #1 (1992).
Arguably, the first of the Spider-Man alternate reality variants. Miguel O’Hara fights crime in the year 2099, patrolling the streets of Nueva York. He underwent a procedure that laced his genes with those of a spider. This gives him slightly different powers than Peter, including organic webbing, talons, fangs, and a paralyzing venom. In recent years, Miguel has found himself in the main universe, and even has alternate universe versions of himsel,f too, as all the Spider-Verse events kick off.
Lyla, Holographic Assistant (3 Colorless, 1 Blue)
Card Type: Legendary Artifact Creature – Illusion Advisor
Card Text: Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
First appearance: Spider-Man 2099 #1 (1992).
The computer assistant of Miguel O’Hara, Lyla, appears as a holographic image of a young woman around Miguel, providing him with information and even communicating with villains, while still being vulnerable to viruses and other forms of interference. Lyla is ever reliable and faithful, even being used as a weapon and having access to computers herself.
Some cards are not included in this summary because they are also included in other color categories.
Magic: The Gathering | Marvel’s Spider-Man set will launch globally on September 26, 2025. For a complete list of the entire Spider-Man set, check out the official Magic: The Gathering website.
