Mutants II by StarLord82

Format: Commander

Commander: Heroes in a Half Shell

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color typal aggro deck designed around Mutants, Ninjas, and Turtles with a strong +1/+1 counter subtheme. Commanded by Heroes in a Half Shell, the strategy prioritizes establishing an early curve of efficient typal creatures before deploying the commander on Turn 5. Because Heroes in a Half Shell features haste, vigilance, trample, and menace, it immediately attacks to grow your team with counters and generate reliable card advantage. The deck turns the corner on Turn 6 through damage doublers like Raphael, the Muscle and Wolverine, Claws Out, or extra combats from Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals. While the list features resilient protection spells such as Ripples of Potential and Mutational Advantage, it operates primarily at combat speed without infinite combos or hard stax locks, closing out games through scaling combat damage across Turns 6 to 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Beast, Erudite Aerialist
  • 1 Big Mother Mouser
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dark Leo & Shredder
  • 1 Deadpool, Trading Card
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismantling Wave
  • 1 Don & Leo, Problem Solvers
  • 1 Donatello's Technique
  • 1 Donatello, the Brains
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Franklin Richards, Ascendant
  • 1 Frostcliff Siege
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Genghis Frog
  • 1 Go Ninja Go
  • 1 Heroes in a Half Shell
  • 1 Hide on the Ceiling
  • 1 Impostor Syndrome
  • 1 Improvisation Capstone
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
  • 1 Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
  • 1 Leader's Talent
  • 1 Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker
  • 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
  • 1 Leonardo, the Balance
  • 1 Level Up
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Michelangelo, the Heart
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Multiversal Incursion
  • 1 Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
  • 1 Mutational Advantage
  • 1 Ooze Spill
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
  • 1 Raphael, the Muscle
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Red Death, Shipwrecker
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Restoration Seminar
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Rune of Sustenance
  • 1 Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Splinter, the Mentor
  • 1 Storm, Windrider
  • 1 Study the Classics
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Take Up the Shield
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Waterbender Ascension
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wolverine, Best There Is
  • 1 Wolverine, Claws Out
  • 1 X-23, Deadly Weapon