Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Color Identity
Details
Mana Value
1
Special Set
Universes Beyond
Popularity
#2,690
of 3,466 commanders · via EDHREC
Card Text
Legendary Creature — Human Spy Hero
Power-up — {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Put two +1/+1 counters on Nick Fury, then look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a Hero, Equipment, or Vehicle card from among them onto the battlefield. If it's a double-faced card, you may transform it. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by his mana cost if he entered this turn.)
2/1
Playstyle
Midrange · Late-game · Minimal interaction · Wins by engines
- Aggression
- 2 of 5
- Speed
- 2 of 5
- Interaction
- 1 of 5
- Combat
- 3 of 5
- Engine
- 4 of 5
- Complexity
- 4 of 5
Card Price
Strategy Guides
Combo Strategy Guide
Combo decks are for players who enjoy finding a narrow line, protecting it, and ending the game with specific cards working together. This strategy wants to assemble combo commanders, tutors, draw, and compact two-card or three-card packages, using infinite combos or deterministic loops, to win in one decisive moment. Unlike Spellslinger it is not paid for every spell cast, unlike Storm it does not need a long chain turn, and unlike Big Mana it does not rely on casting one enormous payoff. The best combo decks EDH players build balance speed with enough interaction to survive the table's disruption.
+1/+1 Counters Strategy Guide
+1/+1 counter decks are for players who want small creature upgrades to become permanent pressure across the board. This strategy wants to grow creatures over several turns, using +1/+1 counter commanders, counter doublers, and counter payoffs, to win through combat damage from creatures that keep getting larger. Unlike Tokens, Counters grows creatures over time instead of making many bodies, and unlike Voltron it spreads power beyond one attacker; unlike Proliferate, it focuses on +1/+1 growth rather than every counter type, while Infect is a separate poison plan. Counters matter decks reward pilots who sequence early creatures, multipliers, and protection so each trigger converts into lasting board presence.
Equipment Strategy Guide
Equipment decks are for players who want the gear itself to be the engine, turning ordinary creatures into credible attackers. This strategy wants to assemble weapons, tutors, and equip-cost shortcuts, using equipment commanders that find or attach gear, to win through upgraded combat, commander damage, or a team carrying shared tools. Unlike Voltron, Equipment does not have to put every card on one creature, and unlike Artifacts it focuses on weapons rather than every artifact type. The best equipment decks EDH players build recover well after creature sweepers because the gear usually stays on the battlefield.
Blink Strategy Guide
Blink decks are for players who want every creature to matter more than once. This strategy wants to exile and return creatures with enter-the-battlefield effects, using blink commanders, flicker spells, and repeatable engines, to win through compounding value, protected threats, or trigger loops. Unlike Control, Blink handles the game through reusable creature triggers instead of mostly counterspells, and unlike Tokens it may make bodies incidentally rather than going wide first. The best blink commanders make modest creatures convert into cards, removal, ramp, and rebuilt boards over several turns.
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