Exclusive: First Look at MTG’s Marvel Super Hero Winter Soldier Card

Magic: The Gathering is kicking disconnected a caller Marvel-themed acceptable focused connected heroes and villains this month, and IGN has the exclusive archetypal look astatine Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin.

The card, which is simply a caller Rare from the set, showcases legendary assassin, Bucky Barnes, with awesome artwork from Riccardo Federici and Todd Nauck. Here’s each you request to know.

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Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin is an Orzhov (black/white) legendary quality assassin villain that has Vigilance and Menace which are befitting of his assertive nature.

He starts disconnected arsenic a 2/2, but gains +2/+0 for instrumentality attached to him. Load him up with a clump of weaponry and tools, and helium could go a powerhouse — albeit 1 with the Achilles bottommost of staying astatine basal toughness.

Still, if Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin is sent to the graveyard, you tin bring him backmost for 5 mana and instantly connect an instrumentality to him. To equilibrium that, a finality antagonistic means he’ll beryllium exiled adjacent clip helium does.

The basal mentation (number 0239) shows Winter Soldier perched atop a extortion with his metallic limb holding a knife, looking similar the astir emo assassin around, acknowledgment to Riccardo Federici’s awesome art.

The logo attraction (new for this acceptable and seemingly inspired by the Final Fantasy set’s borderless quality cards) has a much comic-style look, drawn by legendary creator Todd Nauck. It's fig 377 successful the set.

Which 1 volition you look to prime up to enactment successful your collection? Let america cognize successful the comments!

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer successful tech, gaming and fittingness seen astatine Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and galore more. He's a large instrumentality of Magic: The Gathering and different collectible paper games, overmuch to his wife's dismay.