Marvel Super Heroes Delays have Put Commander Card Prices in Stasis

Last updated on July 7, 2026

Black Widow, Super Spy | Illustration by Emanuela Lupacchino & Neeraj Menon

If you've been trying to get your hands on certain cards from Marvel Super Heroes Commander and/or any other supplemental products, you might have been surprised by prices that are higher than normal. This is no fluke, as prices are increased across the board, not due to high demand, but rather a limited supply caused by multiple delays, and it looks like these delays may keep the prices inflated until they are fixed.

Delays

Telling Time | Illustration by LA Draws

Over a month ago on June 4th, Wizards of the Coast put out an announcement that stated there would be delays in every region for certain products. It varied a bit from region to region, but the delays were affecting products like bundles, Commander decks, and Jumpstart boosters. Well, the set has come out now, so where are we with delays?

In the announcement, it was also stated that these late products may arrive “after the set's table top release on June 26th.“ As for how long after that date, it's unclear. In the announcement, they say: “These delays are fluid, as our logistics teams are working to speed up timelines where possible, so always check with your local game store or retailer for availability information.” 

This leads me to believe that even Wizards of the Coast is not sure when this issue will be fixed, or at the very least, they are not willing to say a specific date as they can't guarantee it. In any case, if you look at the secondary effects of this delay, those being the inflated secondary market prices for cards from delayed products, it's clear that the impact of these delays is still being felt at the moment.

Market Impact

Bootlegger's Stash | Illustration by Anastasia Ovchinnikova

Two of the biggest examples of inflated secondary market prices are Loki, Lord of Misrule and Black Widow, Agile Avenger. Now don't get me wrong, these cards are good, but there's no good reason that they should be selling for $90 USD and $22 USD respectively. Even something like Swordsman's Steel is selling for nearly $30 USD. The reason that these cards have such high prices is simply because the supply is low, so that any significant demand that does exist for these cards drives up the price much more quickly than it would otherwise if there was more supply to accommodate the demand.

This is all simple economics. The more important thing to be thinking about is how the prices will change once the supply issues are remedied. It's likely that no card will maintain its price, and we will see a drop off across the board as there will simply be more copies available in the market, as well as decreased demand as players get their hands on these otherwise hard to obtain cards. However, to what degree the prices will drop is impossible to say, as it truly does depend on the total amount of product getting released as well as where the demand stabilizes to. The only thing we can say for sure right now is that these prices will go down for the cards in delayed products.

Going Forward

An Incident Has Occurred | Illustration by Greg Bobrowski

Delays happen. There are inevitable issues in any business that can't always be avoided, and Wizards of the Coast is not immune to the occasional delay. However, it can't be ignored that it feels like more and more issues have been happening recently as the number of products they release have increased in volume and frequency. 

It could very well be that this issue could have been avoided given the proper time and attention, although we can't really know. All that can be said is that this isn't the first time there have been issues with supply of product. Whether it be resellers hoarding or insufficient print runs, the result is always the same: Inflated prices for the players, and that's no fun at all. Hopefully they remedy this soon and take the proper steps to prevent these kinds of delays in the future.