Donnie and Leo by DonnieDoesMachines

Format: Commander

Commander: Don & Leo, Problem Solvers

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius midrange strategy helmed by Don & Leo, Problem Solvers that merges blink mechanics with artifact synergies and +1/+1 counter scaling. The early turns focus on establishing mana fixing and deploying artifacts or creatures with enter-the-battlefield triggers, such as Ichor Wellspring, Omni-Cheese Pizza, and Crustacean Commando. Once the commander enters on turn 4 or 5, its free end-step trigger blinks both an artifact and a creature every turn, generating continuous card advantage, token swarms, and counters. The deck transitions into a lethal win condition around turn 6 using explosive multipliers like Deepglow Skate to exponentially double counters, or by clearing the board with Wave Goodbye while granting unblockability via Rikku, Resourceful Guardian and Turtle Lair. A healthy suite of inexpensive counterspells and spot removal safeguards the board, allowing this deck to outvalue opponents and overwhelm the table through evasive combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Agent Bishop, Man in Black
  • 1 April O'Neil, Live on the Scene
  • 1 Arcade Cabinet
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crustacean Commando
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Deepglow Skate
  • 1 Does Machines
  • 1 Don & Leo, Problem Solvers
  • 1 Donatello, Gadget Master
  • 1 Donatello, Mutant Mechanic
  • 1 Donatello, Way with Machines
  • 1 Donatello, the Brains
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flickering Hound
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 1 Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
  • 14 Island
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Leonardo's Technique
  • 1 Loki, God of Mischief
  • 1 Make Your Move
  • 1 Mighty Mutanimals
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Omni-Cheese Pizza
  • 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Photon, Lady of Light
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Quantum Entanglement
  • 1 Ray Fillet, Man Ray
  • 1 Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Sally Pride, Lioness Leader
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Spectacular Tactics
  • 1 Spider-Sense
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teleportation Circle
  • 1 The Ooze
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Together Forever
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Turtle Lair
  • 1 Turtles Forever
  • 1 Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 Wave Goodbye
  • 1 White Widow, Free Agent
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion