---
name: "Photon, Mighty Marvel"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Hero"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "369"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tran Nguyen"
oracle_id: "c46d6f42-5e50-4c0d-8908-360337285f83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/photon-mighty-marvel-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Photon, Mighty Marvel
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Hero
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever Photon deals combat damage to a player, add that much mana of any one color. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.

> *"I believe I can shed some light on this situation."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Photon, Lady of Light](/printing/photon-lady-of-light-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero
2. [Monica Rambeau // Photon, Living Light](/printing/monica-rambeau-photon-living-light-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero // Legendary Creature — Elemental Hero
3. [Electro, Assaulting Battery](/printing/electro-assaulting-battery-pspm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
4. [Human Torch, Johnny Storm](/printing/human-torch-johnny-storm-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero
5. [Human Torch](/printing/human-torch-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero
6. [Lightning Phoenix](/printing/lightning-phoenix-jmp.md) — Creature — Phoenix

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #369
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tran Nguyen
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`