Michelangelo, the Heart
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Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

Attack-every-turn counters deck that grows a creature each second main phase, makes Food, and usually partners with Leonardo for team-wide growth.
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Michelangelo is a two-mana 2/1 trampler with a raid trigger. At the beginning of your second main phase, if you attacked that turn, you put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and create a Food token. That rewards attacking every turn, even with a small creature, and the Food doubles as a token that other cards care about. The deck leans on counter doublers and token payoffs so one modest trigger each turn turns into real board growth.
In the recorded games, Michelangelo was almost always paired with Leonardo, the Balance. Every Food token triggered Leonardo, putting a counter on each creature you control, so the raid trigger effectively grew the whole team. High Score made each counter placement bigger and drew extra cards at end step. Some lists paired with Raphael, the Muscle instead, doubling damage from creatures with counters. The deck won by building a wide, sturdy board and attacking through it. Its weak spot was speed: faster combo decks could finish before the counters added up.
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Excalibur Pittsburgh Tournament cEDH: Kinnan v Turtles v RogSi v RogIshai
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Ashling v Caesar v The First Sliver v Michelangelo & Leonardo Bracket 3 EDH/Commander Gameplay
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Braids, Arisen Nightmare VS Squall, Gunblade Duelist VS Ferrafor VS Leonardo | Michelangelo Gameplay
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Skullbriar VS Raph & Mikey VS Leonardo | Michelangelo VS The War Doctor | Clara Commander Gameplay
TMNT x MTG Commander! | Splinter vs Michelangelo and Donatello vs Madame Null vs Casey Jones
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Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Michelangelo, the Heart decks.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Michelangelo, the Heart's abilities and overall game plan.
Ninja Pizza
Guac & Marshmallow Pizza
Party Dude
Hardened Scales
Gilded Goose
The ShireTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Michelangelo, the Heart decks.
Ninja Pizza
Guac & Marshmallow Pizza
Party Dude
Hardened Scales
Harmonize
Cultivate
Beast Within
Heroic InterventionGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Seedborn Muse
Worldly Tutor
Gaea's CradleCreatures
Essential creatures that complement Michelangelo, the Heart's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gilded Goose
Academy Manufactor
Tireless Provisioner
Forgotten Ancient
Feasting Troll King
Vigor
Tough Cookie
Birds of Paradise
Honored Dreyleader
Craterhoof Behemoth
Duskshell Crawler
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Big Mother Mouser
Steelbane Hydra
Feasting Hobbit
Displaced Dinosaurs
Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
Voracious Hydra
Serpent Specialist
Eternal Witness
Kalonian Hydra
Managorger Hydra
Gyre Sage
Acidic Slime
Seedborn Muse
Disciple of Freyalise
Beast Whisperer
Elvish Mystic
Fyndhorn Elves
Llanowar ElvesInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Michelangelo, the Heart safe.
Saved by the Shell
Pawpatch Formation
Inspiring Call
Tenderize
Punishing Punch
Strength of Will
Pippin's Bravery
Defend the Hearth
Invigorating Surge
Feed the Clan
Warg Tactics
Lumaret's Favor
Rapid Rescue
Crash the Ramparts
Mutant's Prey
Band Together
Stew the Coneys
Blitzball Shot
Mutagenic Growth
Druid's Deliverance
Lull
Return to Nature
Trash the Town
Berserk
Silkguard
Snakeskin Veil
Giant Growth
Second Harvest
Heritage Reclamation
Chord of Calling
Worldly Tutor
Origin of Metalbending
Force of Vigor
Bite Down
Obscuring Haze
Veil of Summer
Hunter's Insight
Tyvar's Stand
Fog
Collective Resistance
Nature's Claim
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Krosan Grip
Harrow
Ram Through
Archdruid's Charm
Return of the WildspeakerSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Michelangelo, the Heart's game plan and control the board.
Many Partings
Revive the Shire
Study the Classics
Super Combo
New Generation's Technique
Michelangelo's Technique
Giant Opportunity
Restorative Technique
Nature's Lore
Storm the Seedcore
Farseek
Pest Infestation
Turtle Tracks
Basic Conjuration
Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Call Damage Control
Felling Blow
Rampant Growth
Commune with Beavers
True Ancestry
Bumi's Feast Lecture
Through the Forest Gate
Epic Fight
Shared Roots
Tempt with Discovery
Primal Might
Pick Your Poison
Three Visits
Explosive Vegetation
Turntimber Symbiosis
Bushwhack
Regrowth
Overwhelming Stampede
Nature's Rhythm
Finale of Devastation
Bala Ged Recovery
Triumph of the Hordes
Rishkar's Expertise
Green Sun's Zenith
Kodama's Reach
Ezuri's Predation
Bridgeworks Battle
Skyshroud Claim
Explore
Shamanic RevelationUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Ooze
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
Hot Dog Cart
Arcade Cabinet
Novel Nunchaku
The Earth Crystal
Power Fist
Heaped Harvest
Skateboard
Instant Ramen
The Ozolith
Well-Worn Spatula
Manhole Cover
Mirrormind Crown
Nutrient Block
Lembas
Witch's Oven
Krark-Clan Ironworks
Inspiring Statuary
Mole Module
Ninja's Kunai
Three Bowls of Porridge
Candy Trail
Clock of Omens
Commander's Plate
Sword of Hearth and Home
Bootleggers' Stash
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Wayfarer's Bauble
The Ten Rings
Swiftfoot Boots
The Great Henge
Emerald Medallion
Lightning GreavesEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Michelangelo, the Heart's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
Level Up
Doubling Season
Gourmand's Talent
High Score
Trail of Crumbs
Parallel Lives
Guardian Project
Heroic Feast
Primal Vigor
Branching Evolution
Welcome to Sweettooth
Killer Service
Training Regimen
Campsite Cuisine
Sphere Grid
Font of Fertility
Innkeeper's Talent
Super Strength
Ooze Flux
Terrasymbiosis
Perilous Forays
Seismic Tutelage
Fight Rigging
Claim the Kingdom
Tale of Katara and Toph
Song of the Dryads
Case of the Locked Hothouse
Defense of the Heart
Ride the Shoopuf
Hydra's Growth
Sapling Nursery
Beastmaster Ascension
Garruk's Uprising
Bear Umbra
Dancing from Dark to Dawn
Sylvan Library
Kenrith's Transformation
Wild GrowthPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Michelangelo, the Heart to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vivien Reid
Garruk, Primal Hunter
Nissa, Who Shakes the WorldUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
The Shire
Gingerbread Cabin
Ba Sing Se
Northampton Farm
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
Castle Garenbrig
Shifting Woodland
Forge of Heroes
Pendelhaven
Fountainport
Reliquary Tower
Karn's Bastion
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
Wirewood Lodge
Gaea's Cradle
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Dryad Arbor
Mosswort Bridge
Evendo, Waking Haven
Boseiju, Who Endures
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Rogue's Passage
War RoomMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Arcane Signet
Bag End Banquet
Omni-Cheese Pizza
Exploding Barrel
Necklace of Girion
Weather Maker
Golden Egg
Mind Stone
Fellwar Stone
Commander's Sphere
Sol RingLands
The mana base foundation for Michelangelo, the Heart decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Hidden Hideout
Command Tower
Turtle Lair
Escape Tunnel
Fabled Passage
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
Vibrant Cityscape
Hobbit Hole
Forest
Turntimber Symbiosis
Path of Ancestry
Disciple of Freyalise
Bala Ged Recovery
Misty Rainforest
Wooded Foothills
Windswept Heath
Evolving Wilds
Bridgeworks Battle
Myriad LandscapeMichelangelo, the Heart Deck Stats
Based on 34 Michelangelo, the Heart decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
- Creature 29
- Instant 7
- Sorcery 10
- Artifact 9
- Enchantment 9
- Land 35
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 29 |
| Instant | 7 |
| Sorcery | 10 |
| Artifact | 9 |
| Enchantment | 9 |
| Land | 35 |
Lands: 28 basic, 7 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 4116 |
| 2026-01 | 4081 |
| 2026-03 | 2934 |
| 2026-04 | 2624 |
| 2026-05 | 4207 |
| 2026-06 | 3260 |
| 2026-08 | 5026 |
| 2026-09 | 3911 |
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