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About Mockingbird, Ace Agent

Mockingbird, Ace Agent, Legendary creature — human spy hero, designed by Sveta Pikul first released in Jun, 2026 in the set Marvel Super Heroes.

Mockingbird, Ace Agent would fit best in a white-based Heroic or “target-matters” aggro deck—similar to Heroic strategies from Theros or modern Boros/Selesnya pump shells—where you run cheap protection and pump spells like *Gods Willing*, *Defiant Strike*, or similar effects to both trigger its counter ability and push damage; double strike makes +1/+1 counters scale extremely well, turning each trigger into a significant damage boost. However, at 4 mana for a creature that does nothing immediately without follow-up spells, it competes with stronger, more efficient options like *Fabled Hero* (which has Heroic and double strike for 3 mana), *Illuminator Virtuoso*, or even *Adeline, Resplendent Cathar* in white aggressive shells, all of which provide more immediate board impact or better stats for cost. While Mockingbird could be solid in a dedicated casual Heroic-style build, in competitive formats it would likely be considered too slow and outclassed unless the format is low-powered or