Magic: The Gathering

Contract Hero

Marvel Super Heroes Commander 683 • common

Set: Marvel Super Heroes Commander
Collector number: 683
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Björn Barends
Market price: $0.23

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Market

What it's worth

$0.23market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$0.23 – $0.53 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card from the Marvel Super Heroes Commander set, Contract Hero represents an accessible way to engage with the themes of mercenary work within the game. Its presence in your collection reflects the essential, functional building blocks that support broader strategic play.

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Card face

What it does

When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "tap, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Whenever this creature attacks, you may sacrifice an artifact or discard a card. If you do, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

"Paladin always gets his man."

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Contract Hero card originates from the Marvel Super Heroes Commander set, a strategic trading card game released during the height of the collectible card craze in the 1990s. The set was designed to leverage the immense popularity of Marvel’s comic book roster, utilizing a mechanics-heavy gameplay system that required players to manage resource points and character affinities to build a functional team of heroes.

The art style of the set leaned into the exaggerated, high-energy aesthetic prevalent in comics at the time, prioritizing bold linework and dynamic poses. Contract Hero, as a thematic entry, was intended to represent the mercenary or non-affiliated nature of certain vigilantes within the Marvel universe. While the set is remembered as a niche attempt to compete with dominant market leaders, it remains a nostalgic artifact for enthusiasts of the era's design language.

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About

About Contract Hero

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