Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
Oracle Text:
When Michelangelo enters, create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Price ( USD): $7.87
USD: $7.87 · EUR: €5.13
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Character Background
Thematically, Michelangelo's "Weirdness to 11" evokes playful, chaotic energy—his entry both mutates your board and ramps silliness into combat math. Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 is a cheap {1}{G} value engine for any +1/+1 counter deck: a 1/1 that creates a Mutagen artifact on entry and passively makes any time counters are placed add one extra +1. That makes him a powerful tempo/value piece—he turns small creatures into resilient threats and turns single-counter effects into meaningful growth, so the card best supports a +1/+1 value/aggro-midrange plan rather than pure control. Build around him with cards that place counters (Experiment One, Rishkar-style mana dorks) and anthem-style effects: Cathars' Crusade and Hardened Scales pair exceptionally well, and Doubling Season or proliferate packages magnify the advantage. The Mutagen token is a free, delayed +1/+1 that can be sacrificed for a late-game bump or primed by artifact synergies, so include cheap artifact tutors or sac outlets for consistency and protect him early to snowball the board.
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