Mutants by StarLord82

Format: Commander

Commander: Heroes in a Half Shell

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color Typal Aggro-Midrange strategy built around Mutant, Ninja, and Turtle synergies led by Heroes in a Half Shell. The commander acts as both an aggressive threat and a card-draw engine, utilizing haste, menace, vigilance, and trample to distribute +1/+1 counters and draw cards immediately upon dealing combat damage. Acceleration from 2-CMC signets and an untapped land base enables reliable Turn 4 deployment of the commander. The deck applies critical combat pressure on Turn 5 through damage amplifiers like Raphael, the Muscle, Wolverine, Claws Out, and Branching Evolution, supported by extra combat steps from Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals. Defensive shielding such as Mutational Advantage, Ripples of Potential, and Flawless Maneuver protects the modified board from sweepers and removal. The deck consistently closes out games by Turn 7 through overwhelming, evasive combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Beast, Erudite Aerialist
  • 1 Biorganic Carapace
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Corpsejack Menace
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dark Leo & Shredder
  • 1 Decorum Dissertation
  • 1 Dismantling Wave
  • 1 Don & Leo, Problem Solvers
  • 1 Donatello, Gadget Master
  • 1 Donatello, the Brains
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Franklin Richards, Ascendant
  • 1 Frostcliff Siege
  • 1 Germination Practicum
  • 1 Heroes in a Half Shell
  • 1 Hide on the Ceiling
  • 1 Impostor Syndrome
  • 1 Improvisation Capstone
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
  • 1 Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
  • 1 Leader's Talent
  • 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
  • 1 Leonardo, the Balance
  • 1 Level Up
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Michelangelo, the Heart
  • 1 Mizzium Mortars
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Morophon, the Boundless
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Multiversal Incursion
  • 1 Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
  • 1 Mutational Advantage
  • 1 Ooze Spill
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Raphael, the Muscle
  • 1 Red Death, Shipwrecker
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Restoration Seminar
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Sally Pride, Lioness Leader
  • 1 Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Storm, Windrider
  • 1 Study the Classics
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Mind Stone
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Turtle Lair
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Wiccan, Rising Magician
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wolverine, Best There Is
  • 1 Wolverine, Claws Out
  • 1 X-23, Deadly Weapon