Black Widow a new cEDH Staple?!

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## Summary

Card evaluation of Black Widow, Agile Avenger from the Marvel Superheroes set for cEDH/Commander. She is a 2/2 menace legendary human spy hero: whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on her and you draw a card, making her a card-advantage parity piece. The reviewer compares her to Fairy Mastermind, conceding Fairy Mastermind looks stronger on rate (a 1U flash creature that also forces draws), but argues Black Widow sees play in different decks — Naya, Boros, and Mardu shells that care about the +1/+1 counters, since power on a menace creature is real. He calls her a very obvious Winota inclusion, a good combat threat that maintains card advantage, and a staple going forward. He praises the design for giving tools to traditionally unloved colors (Boros) and for letting those decks maintain parity in pods full of Rhystic Study effects, saying it helps forgive weaker printings like Flash Photography. This is the kind of card he wants to see for cEDH.

## Key Clips

- **[00:10]** Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Black Widow and you draw a card — a card-advantage parity card, similar to effects like Fairy Mastermind.
- **[00:33]** Comparing it to Fairy Mastermind, a one-and-a-blue flash creature, Fairy Mastermind looks on top, but Black Widow just won't see play in the same kind of decks — there are Naya, Boros, and Mardu decks that care about the +1/+1 counters.
- **[00:53]** This is, in my opinion, a very obvious Winota inclusion — a very good combat threat that lets you maintain card advantage.
- **[00:57]** A good staple to have in the format from now on; exactly the kind of card I want to see for cEDH — giving tools to colors that have traditionally been unloved.
- **[01:06]** We love seeing a Boros card that lets it maintain some level of parity in pods where folks are jamming Rhystic Studies; for every one of these it forgives printing a card like Flash Photography.

## Tags

**Archetypes/Strategy:** value-engine, aggro
**Format/Bracket:** cEDH
**Card Categories:** draw, utility, finishers
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Source video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1wtosaskM

Summary

Card evaluation of Black Widow, Agile Avenger from the Marvel Superheroes set for cEDH/Commander. She is a 2/2 menace legendary human spy hero: whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on her and you draw a card, making her a card-advantage parity piece. The reviewer compares her to Fairy Mastermind, conceding Fairy Mastermind looks stronger on rate (a 1U flash creature that also forces draws), but argues Black Widow sees play in different decks — Naya, Boros, and Mardu shells that care about the +1/+1 counters, since power on a menace creature is real. He calls her a very obvious Winota inclusion, a good combat threat that maintains card advantage, and a staple going forward. He praises the design for giving tools to traditionally unloved colors (Boros) and for letting those decks maintain parity in pods full of Rhystic Study effects, saying it helps forgive weaker printings like Flash Photography. This is the kind of card he wants to see for cEDH.

Key Clips

[00:10] Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Black Widow and you draw a card — a card-advantage parity card, similar to effects like Fairy Mastermind.
[00:33] Comparing it to Fairy Mastermind, a one-and-a-blue flash creature, Fairy Mastermind looks on top, but Black Widow just won't see play in the same kind of decks — there are Naya, Boros, and Mardu decks that care about the +1/+1 counters.
[00:53] This is, in my opinion, a very obvious Winota inclusion — a very good combat threat that lets you maintain card advantage.
[00:57] A good staple to have in the format from now on; exactly the kind of card I want to see for cEDH — giving tools to colors that have traditionally been unloved.
[01:06] We love seeing a Boros card that lets it maintain some level of parity in pods where folks are jamming Rhystic Studies; for every one of these it forgives printing a card like Flash Photography.