Trickster's Stratagem

Marvel Super Heroes #81

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {3}{U}

Card text: The owner of target creature an opponent controls puts it into their library second from the top or on the bottom. Then up to one target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

Rarity: common

Artist: David Palumbo

""Let's take you off the board, shall we?""

Released: June 26, 2026

Prices

$0.11 USD · $0.23 USD (Foil) · €0.05 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✓ Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Trickster's Stratagem in Marvel Super Heroes limited

common

A.I.M. Scientists

Creature — Human Scientist Villain

Trickster's Stratagem can target A.I.M. Scientists to connive, drawing and discarding cards while potentially adding a +1/+1 counter, providing card selection and board development.

Red Room Recruit

Creature — Human Spy Villain

Using Trickster's Stratagem to make Red Room Recruit connive gives you card filtering and grows your creature, creating a 2-for-1 value play.

HYDRA Troopers

Creature — Human Soldier Villain

The connive trigger from Trickster's Stratagem helps mill cards into your graveyard, enabling HYDRA Troopers to create a token when it enters the battlefield.

uncommon

Madame Masque

Creature — Human Villain

Trickster's Stratagem can target Madame Masque to connive, and the card draw helps trigger her second ability to create Villain tokens.

rare

Leader, Super-Genius

Legendary Creature — Gamma Scientist Villain

Leader turns Trickster's Stratagem's connive into drawing an extra card before the connive resolves, maximizing card advantage from the spell.

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