Donatello, the Brains
$0.59
$0.59Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
How it feels to play against
Fair Game
Interactive and enjoyable to play against.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#4736
Current Rank
Mono-Blue Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Donatello, the Brains.
TMNT High Power Gameplay! Leo & Donny vs Raph & Mikey vs Leonardo vs Krang & Shredder
Finding a Fourth vs Bracket 3 | Eshki v Unagi v Splinter Donatello v Teval | EP 48 | EDH
Coughing Goats VS Tokens Bombs | Commander Clash S19 E22
TMNT Commander Party with Anna Margaret, Skyler Seymour, Becca Scott and Ify Nwadiwe
TMNT Precon Time!
TMNT x MTG Commander! | Splinter vs Michelangelo and Donatello vs Madame Null vs Casey Jones
TMNT x MTG 🍕 New Turtle Brews! | Splinter & Donatello v. Michelangelo v. Raphael v. Raph & Leo
Game Knights: TMNT w/Jarvis Johnson | 84 | Magic: The Gathering MTG Commander Gameplay EDH
TMNT PRECON SHOWDOWN with KickThePJ – Michelangelo vs Splinter vs Raphael vs Donatello
We All Played the Same TMNT Precon | Raphael vs Splinter vs Michelangelo vs Donatello
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Donatello, the Brains can partner with any of these 4 commanders.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Donatello, the Brains decks.
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards+36% Synergy
$0.26
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Donatello, the Brains's abilities and overall game plan.
Donatello's Technique+49% Synergy
$0.21
Donatello, Way with Machines+48% Synergy
$0.24
Donatello, Gadget Master+44% Synergy
$0.49
Donatello, Turtle Techie+39% Synergy
$0.16
Ooze Spill+39% Synergy
$0.23
Kappa Cannoneer+37% Synergy
$0.44
The Ooze+35% Synergy
$3.72
Donatello, Rad Scientist+30% Synergy
$0.42
One with the Machine+27% Synergy
$0.27
Whirler Rogue+27% Synergy
$0.25
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Donatello, the Brains decks.
Sai, Master Thopterist+26% Synergy
$0.54
Cyberdrive Awakener+25% Synergy
$1.93
Efficient Construction+24% Synergy
$0.98
Mechanized Production+23% Synergy
$4.27
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+21% Synergy
$3.17
Chasm Skulker+17% Synergy
$0.47
Negate+8% Synergy
$0.26
Frantic Search0% Synergy
$1.65
Pongify-9% Synergy
$1.67
Counterspell-27% Synergy
$3.84
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Donatello, the Brains's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Pensive Professor+30% Synergy
$0.57
Ray Fillet, Man Ray+29% Synergy
$0.15
Crustacean Commando+29% Synergy
$0.11
Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior+29% Synergy
$0.38
Big Mother Mouser+28% Synergy
$1.86
April O'Neil, Human Element+28% Synergy
$5.79
Fugitive Droid+27% Synergy
$0.32
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic+26% Synergy
$1.08
Vedalken Archmage+25% Synergy
$14.78
Donnie & April, Adorkable Duo+22% Synergy
$0.37
Homunculus Horde+22% Synergy
$0.73
April O'Neil, Hacktivist+22% Synergy
$0.25
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter+22% Synergy
$0.36
Krang, Master Mind+21% Synergy
$0.86
Academy Manufactor+21% Synergy
$6.97
Junk Winder+20% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Monitor+20% Synergy
$0.42
Stridehangar Automaton+20% Synergy
$2.16
April O'Neil, Live on the Scene+19% Synergy
$0.21
Stockman, Mad Fly-entist+19% Synergy
$0.10
Myr Battlesphere+19% Synergy
$0.30
Roadkill Rodney+19% Synergy
$0.26
Lyla, Holographic Assistant+19% Synergy
$7.34
Master of Etherium+18% Synergy
$0.53
Baxter, Fly in the Ointment+18% Synergy
$0.27
Renet, Temporal Apprentice+17% Synergy
$0.24
Krang, the All-Powerful+16% Synergy
$0.40
Krang, Utrom Warlord+15% Synergy
$19.80
Simic Manipulator+15% Synergy
$0.35
Vexing Radgull+14% Synergy
$0.49
Schema Thief+14% Synergy
$0.36
Mechan Assembler+14% Synergy
$0.28
Transplant Theorist+14% Synergy
$0.23
Herald of Secret Streams+14% Synergy
$9.56
Deekah, Fractal Theorist+13% Synergy
$0.39
Mirelurk Queen+13% Synergy
$0.72
Lulu, Stern Guardian+13% Synergy
$0.39
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+13% Synergy
$0.34
Scrap Trawler+11% Synergy
$2.91
Emrakul's Messenger+10% Synergy
$0.30
Curiosity Crafter+10% Synergy
$0.33
Talrand, Sky Summoner+9% Synergy
$0.87
Foundry Inspector+9% Synergy
$0.43
Alandra, Sky Dreamer+7% Synergy
$8.18
Etherium Sculptor+6% Synergy
$0.66
Murmuring Mystic+5% Synergy
$0.92
Ornithopter of Paradise+4% Synergy
$1.03
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+3% Synergy
$0.52
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.28
Archmage Emeritus-4% Synergy
$0.53
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Donatello, the Brains safe.
Donatello's Science Lesson+19% Synergy
$0.28
Resculpt+13% Synergy
$0.40
Return to the Sewers+9% Synergy
$0.09
Mind Transfer Protocol+9% Synergy
$0.06
Comparative Analysis+7% Synergy
$0.03
Stern Scolding+7% Synergy
$0.30
Occult Epiphany+6% Synergy
$1.14
Diviner's Portent+6% Synergy
$1.15
Saruman's Trickery+6% Synergy
$0.26
Thwart+6% Synergy
$3.73
Commander's Insight+6% Synergy
$0.22
Even the Score+6% Synergy
$0.47
Reality Heist+6% Synergy
$0.21
Masterful Replication+6% Synergy
$0.28
Hithlain Knots+6% Synergy
$0.18
Kitsune's Technique+6% Synergy
$0.85
Fuel for the Cause+6% Synergy
$0.26
Reverse the Polarity+6% Synergy
$0.42
Mystic Reflection+5% Synergy
$1.33
Disruption Protocol+5% Synergy
$0.26
Radstorm+5% Synergy
$5.54
Bane's Contingency+5% Synergy
$0.22
Stroke of Genius+5% Synergy
$0.28
Ripples of Potential+5% Synergy
$2.39
Mirrorform+5% Synergy
$2.16
Reject Imperfection+5% Synergy
$0.22
Access Denied+4% Synergy
$2.75
Whir of Invention+3% Synergy
$4.93
Cryptic Command+3% Synergy
$6.55
Disdainful Stroke+3% Synergy
$0.20
Experimental Augury+2% Synergy
$0.28
Refute+2% Synergy
$0.21
Shore Up+2% Synergy
$0.28
Foil+1% Synergy
$2.16
Mental Misstep+0% Synergy
$8.10
March of Swirling Mist+0% Synergy
$5.34
Engulf the Shore+0% Synergy
$3.12
Mystic Confluence-1% Synergy
$1.04
Pull from Tomorrow-1% Synergy
$0.27
Three Steps Ahead-2% Synergy
$5.30
Reality Shift-3% Synergy
$0.35
Blue Sun's Zenith-3% Synergy
$2.94
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$1.67
Snap-11% Synergy
$3.43
Rapid Hybridization-11% Synergy
$0.70
Opt-17% Synergy
$0.28
Brainstorm-17% Synergy
$1.64
An Offer You Can't Refuse-22% Synergy
$2.26
Aetherize-23% Synergy
$0.41
High Tide-28% Synergy
$1.64
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Donatello, the Brains's game plan and control the board.
Here Comes a New Hero!+29% Synergy
$0.30
Thoughtcast+22% Synergy
$3.03
Rise and Shine+20% Synergy
$0.30
Arwen's Gift+15% Synergy
$0.22
Wave Goodbye+14% Synergy
$1.00
Reverse Engineer+14% Synergy
$0.21
Universal Surveillance+14% Synergy
$0.20
Combat Tutorial+13% Synergy
$0.22
Clear the Mind+13% Synergy
$0.25
Hard Evidence+13% Synergy
$0.15
Flow State+13% Synergy
$2.61
Echocasting Symposium+12% Synergy
$3.57
Turtles in Time+8% Synergy
$0.58
Finale of Revelation+8% Synergy
$0.33
Surrounded by Orcs+7% Synergy
$0.14
Haunting Imitation+7% Synergy
$0.28
Amass the Components+7% Synergy
$0.16
Treason of Isengard+7% Synergy
$0.17
Forging the Anchor+7% Synergy
$0.19
Tales of the Ancestors+7% Synergy
$0.33
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+7% Synergy
$11.43
Contingency Plan+7% Synergy
$0.15
Crush of Tentacles+6% Synergy
$1.56
Faerie Slumber Party+6% Synergy
$1.41
Distortion Strike+6% Synergy
$0.88
Ancestral Vision+6% Synergy
$0.29
Candlekeep Inspiration+6% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Spring+6% Synergy
$0.26
Serum Visions+6% Synergy
$1.48
Alrund's Epiphany+6% Synergy
$3.32
Nanogene Conversion+5% Synergy
$7.52
Rise from the Tides+5% Synergy
$0.23
Devastation Tide+5% Synergy
$0.50
Clone Legion+5% Synergy
$4.22
Retraced Image+4% Synergy
$8.58
Curse of the Swine+4% Synergy
$0.30
Flood of Tears+4% Synergy
$1.15
Quantum Misalignment+3% Synergy
$5.49
Contentious Plan+3% Synergy
$0.37
Slip Through Space+3% Synergy
$0.43
Enter the Infinite+3% Synergy
$6.12
Tezzeret's Gambit+2% Synergy
$0.32
Season of Weaving+2% Synergy
$3.94
Fabricate+2% Synergy
$9.60
Enter the Enigma+1% Synergy
$0.31
Lórien Revealed0% Synergy
$4.96
Treasure Cruise-2% Synergy
$0.29
Preordain-8% Synergy
$0.51
Ponder-13% Synergy
$2.14
Windfall-14% Synergy
$4.95
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Manhole Cover+29% Synergy
$0.39
Arcade Cabinet+29% Synergy
$0.44
Coin of Mastery+29% Synergy
$1.53
Prototype Portal+22% Synergy
$0.76
Collector's Vault+22% Synergy
$1.05
Tamiyo's Journal+21% Synergy
$2.76
Retrofitter Foundry+21% Synergy
$1.77
Ichor Wellspring+20% Synergy
$1.07
Worldwalker Helm+20% Synergy
$3.67
Bespoke Bō+19% Synergy
$0.19
Turtle Van+18% Synergy
$0.25
Sewer-veillance Cam+16% Synergy
$0.25
Sculpting Steel+15% Synergy
$2.93
Recon Craft Theta+14% Synergy
$1.97
Key to the City+14% Synergy
$0.85
Mycosynth Wellspring+14% Synergy
$0.40
Trading Post+14% Synergy
$0.29
Contagion Clasp+14% Synergy
$0.38
Mirrorworks+14% Synergy
$2.29
Shadowspear+13% Synergy
$28.22
Idol of Oblivion+11% Synergy
$1.94
Turtle Blimp+9% Synergy
$0.14
Nuka-Nuke Launcher+7% Synergy
$0.33
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+7% Synergy
$21.88
Waterbending Scroll+7% Synergy
$0.16
Symmetry Matrix+7% Synergy
$0.25
Campfire+7% Synergy
$0.58
Armillary Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.21
Staff of Nin+7% Synergy
$1.32
Treasure Map+7% Synergy
$0.44
Radiant Lotus+7% Synergy
$1.47
Transmutation Font+7% Synergy
$2.01
Esoteric Duplicator+6% Synergy
$1.13
Throne of Geth+6% Synergy
$1.08
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+6% Synergy
$2.90
Library of Leng+6% Synergy
$10.16
Maskwood Nexus+6% Synergy
$2.23
Coat of Arms+6% Synergy
$18.76
The Key to the Vault+5% Synergy
$0.42
Champion's Helm+5% Synergy
$2.53
Mystic Forge+5% Synergy
$2.96
Leyline Axe+5% Synergy
$1.91
Whispersilk Cloak+5% Synergy
$1.37
Krark-Clan Ironworks+5% Synergy
$17.87
Bident of Thassa+3% Synergy
$0.39
Swiftfoot Boots+2% Synergy
$2.22
Spellbook+1% Synergy
$4.51
Wayfarer's Bauble-1% Synergy
$0.35
Lightning Greaves-3% Synergy
$3.55
Sapphire Medallion-28% Synergy
$5.68
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Donatello, the Brains's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Thopter Spy Network+22% Synergy
$0.40
Moonlit Meditation+20% Synergy
$0.35
Does Machines+17% Synergy
$0.48
Reconnaissance Mission+16% Synergy
$0.51
Clan Crafter+14% Synergy
$0.68
Feywild Visitor+14% Synergy
$0.12
The Antiquities War+14% Synergy
$0.31
Artificer Class+12% Synergy
$14.71
Waterbender Ascension+12% Synergy
$0.64
Extravagant Replication+12% Synergy
$0.33
Mirrodin Besieged+10% Synergy
$4.99
Coastal Piracy+10% Synergy
$0.27
Containment Protocol+9% Synergy
$0.29
Aqueous Form+9% Synergy
$0.42
Retro-Mutation+9% Synergy
$0.17
Shark Typhoon+8% Synergy
$1.43
Era of Innovation+7% Synergy
$0.24
Watery Grasp+7% Synergy
$0.12
Trail of Evidence+6% Synergy
$0.33
Omniscience+6% Synergy
$6.31
Mesmerizing Dose+6% Synergy
$0.19
Struggle for Project Purity+5% Synergy
$4.20
The Legend of Kuruk+5% Synergy
$2.99
One with the Multiverse+5% Synergy
$1.82
Metallurgic Summonings+4% Synergy
$2.56
Nerd Rage+4% Synergy
$2.25
Ominous Seas+3% Synergy
$1.16
Inexorable Tide+3% Synergy
$3.95
Imprisoned in the Moon+3% Synergy
$0.27
Proft's Eidetic Memory0% Synergy
$1.72
Wizard Class-2% Synergy
$2.31
Teferi's Ageless Insight-9% Synergy
$5.01
Propaganda-23% Synergy
$2.08
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Donatello, the Brains to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator+13% Synergy
$1.41
Karn, Living Legacy+6% Synergy
$1.36
Jace, Cunning Castaway+6% Synergy
$0.88
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+2% Synergy
$4.94
Tezzeret the Seeker0% Synergy
$24.17
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-7% Synergy
$9.13
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.38
Archway of Innovation+12% Synergy
$0.78
Treasure Vault+12% Synergy
$1.78
Academy Ruins+11% Synergy
$9.32
Darksteel Citadel+11% Synergy
$3.65
Command Beacon+11% Synergy
$7.93
Buried Ruin+10% Synergy
$0.38
Inventors' Fair+10% Synergy
$16.55
Northampton Farm+8% Synergy
$0.31
Terrain Generator+7% Synergy
$2.15
Pit of Offerings+7% Synergy
$0.37
Secret Tunnel+6% Synergy
$3.13
Secluded Starforge+6% Synergy
$0.36
Access Tunnel+6% Synergy
$0.39
Halimar Depths+5% Synergy
$0.34
Fountainport+5% Synergy
$2.96
Nesting Grounds+5% Synergy
$0.33
Muraganda Raceway+4% Synergy
$1.22
Desert of the Mindful+4% Synergy
$0.29
Coral Atoll+4% Synergy
$0.58
Seat of the Synod+4% Synergy
$0.71
Sunken Palace+3% Synergy
$0.85
Urza's Power Plant+3% Synergy
$1.98
Urza's Mine+3% Synergy
$1.72
Urza's Tower+3% Synergy
$0.79
Remote Isle+3% Synergy
$0.24
Karn's Bastion+2% Synergy
$2.44
Agna Qel'a+0% Synergy
$1.24
Mistrise Village-1% Synergy
$8.43
Cephalid Coliseum-1% Synergy
$0.31
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Vantress-2% Synergy
$0.33
Rivendell-2% Synergy
$1.85
Lonely Sandbar-5% Synergy
$0.25
War Room-7% Synergy
$2.77
Urza's Saga-8% Synergy
$42.06
Otawara, Soaring City-17% Synergy
$27.73
Reliquary Tower-25% Synergy
$3.21
Mystic Sanctuary-34% Synergy
$1.06
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Liquimetal Torque+31% Synergy
$3.39
Mind Stone+19% Synergy
$0.35
Worn Powerstone+10% Synergy
$0.37
Hedron Archive+9% Synergy
$0.23
Exploding Barrel+9% Synergy
$0.28
Omni-Cheese Pizza+9% Synergy
$0.18
Weather Maker+8% Synergy
$0.48
Energy Refractor+7% Synergy
$0.13
Blitzball+7% Synergy
$0.29
Fractured Powerstone+6% Synergy
$0.32
Commander's Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.27
Blinkmoth Urn+6% Synergy
$1.60
Replicating Ring+5% Synergy
$0.87
Moonsnare Prototype+5% Synergy
$0.30
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$1.94
Prismatic Lens+4% Synergy
$0.39
Gauntlet of Power+3% Synergy
$4.36
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.70
Caged Sun-2% Synergy
$3.59
Gilded Lotus-3% Synergy
$0.51
Bender's Waterskin-3% Synergy
$1.29
Midnight Clock-4% Synergy
$0.66
Thran Dynamo-5% Synergy
$4.44
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.93
Decanter of Endless Water-5% Synergy
$4.44
Sky Diamond-6% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Signet-10% Synergy
$0.50
Lands
The mana base foundation for Donatello, the Brains decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Big Apple, 3 a.m.+29% Synergy
$0.39
Turtle Lair+29% Synergy
$0.28
Hidden Hideout+19% Synergy
$2.00
Command Tower+18% Synergy
$0.34
Escape Tunnel+14% Synergy
$0.26
Myriad Landscape+13% Synergy
$0.33
Evolving Wilds+11% Synergy
$0.34
Promising Vein+7% Synergy
$0.29
Hall of Tagsin+7% Synergy
$0.34
Opal Palace+7% Synergy
$0.27
The Grey Havens+7% Synergy
$0.32
Exotic Orchard+6% Synergy
$0.21
Island+6% Synergy
$0.19
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$0.95
Terramorphic Expanse+4% Synergy
$0.25
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$0.94
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.28
Sink into Stupor-14% Synergy
$5.62
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