Marvel's Spider-Man Instant-Speed Tricks
- There are 23 instant-speed tricks in the Marvel's Spider-Man set, and only Blue has more than four.
- White, Black, and Red each have an instant-speed creature removal spell at Common and another at Uncommon, while Blue has three (all temporary creature removal) and Green has one.
- White has Spectacular Tactics at Common and Sudden Strike at Uncommon.
- Blue has Whoosh! and Amazing Acrobatics at Common, and Hide on the Ceiling at Rare.
- Black has Scorpion's Sting at Common and The Spot's Portal at Uncommon.
- Red has Shock at Common and Wisecrack at Uncommon (plus Steel Wrecking Ball for artifacts).
- Green has Terrific Team-Up at Uncommon.
- White, Blue, and Green have instants that can protect one or more creatures: White has Spectacular Tactics at Common; Blue has Whoosh! at Common, Secret Identity at Uncommon, and Hide on the Ceiling at Rare; and Green has Strength of Will at Rare. Each of them can protect a creature for two mana, except Secret Identity which costs one mana.
- Borderless source material cards (those with the set abbreviation MAR) are not included since they only occur in one out of every 24 play boosters.
This is a list of all the instant-speed tricks in Marvel's Spider-Man. Each color is sorted by converted mana cost.
| Color | Mana Cost | Card | Rarity | Type | Oracle Text | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Thwip! | ![]() |
Instant | Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. If it's a Spider, you gain 2 life. | ||
| Spectacular Tactics | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one — • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains hexproof until end of turn. • Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. | |||
| Flash Thompson, Spider-Fan | ![]() |
Creature | Flash When Flash Thompson enters, choose one or both— • Heckle — Tap target creature. • Hero Worship — Untap target creature. | 2/2 | ||
| Sudden Strike | ![]() |
Instant | Destroy target attacking or blocking creature. | |||
| Blue | Secret Identity | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one — • Conceal — Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a Citizen with base power and toughness 1/1 and gains hexproof. • Reveal — Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a Hero with base power and toughness 3/4 and gains flying and vigilance. | ||
| Spider-Sense | ![]() |
Instant | Web-slinging {U} (You may cast this spell for {U} if you also return a tapped creature you control to its owner's hand.) Counter target instant spell, sorcery spell, or triggered ability. | |||
| Unstable Experiment | ![]() |
Instant | Target player draws a card, 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.) | |||
| Whoosh! | ![]() |
Instant | Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card. | |||
| Hide on the Ceiling | ![]() |
Instant | Exile X target artifacts and/or creatures. Return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners' control at the beginning of the next end step. | |||
| Doc Ock's Henchmen | ![]() |
Creature | Flash Whenever this creature attacks, it connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) | 2/1 | ||
| Amazing Acrobatics | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one or both — • Counter target spell. • Tap one or two target creatures. | |||
| Robotics Mastery | ![]() |
Enchantment | Flash Enchant creature When this Aura enters, create two 1/1 colorless Robot artifact creature tokens with flying. Enchanted creature gets +2/+2. | two 1/1s | ||
| School Daze | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one — • Do Homework — Draw three cards. • Fight Crime — Counter target spell. Draw a card. | |||
| Black | Scorpion's Sting | ![]() |
Instant | Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. | ||
| The Spot's Portal | ![]() |
Instant | Put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library. You lose 2 life unless you control a Villain. | |||
| Swarm, Being of Bees | ![]() |
Creature | Flash Flying Mayhem {B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for {B} if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.) | 2/2 | ||
| Agent Venom | ![]() |
Creature | Flash Menace Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you draw a card and lose 1 life. | 2/3 | ||
| Red | Shock | ![]() |
Instant | Shock deals 2 damage to any target. | ||
| Steel Wrecking Ball | ![]() |
Artifact | When this artifact enters, it deals 5 damage to target creature. {1}{R}, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact. | |||
| Stegron the Dinosaur Man | ![]() |
Creature | Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Dinosaur Formula — {1}{R}, Discard this card: Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +3/+1 and becomes a Dinosaur in addition to its other types. | |||
| Wisecrack | ![]() |
Instant | Target creature deals damage equal to its power to itself. If that creature is attacking, Wisecrack deals 2 damage to that creature's controller. | |||
| Green | Grow Extra Arms | ![]() |
Instant | This spell costs {1} less to cast if it targets a Spider. Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. | ||
| Strength of Will | ![]() |
Instant | Until end of turn, target creature you control gains indestructible and "Whenever this creature is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on it." | |||
| Terrific Team-Up | ![]() |
Instant | This spell costs {2} less to cast if you control a permanent with mana value 4 or greater. One or two target creatures you control each get +1/+0 until end of turn. They each deal damage equal to their power to target creature an opponent controls. |


