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: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Character Background
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 is a deceptively small Mythic that plays like a green value engine, with a clear tilt toward +1/+1 counter decks and board-centric midrange or aggro builds. Entering for just {1}{G} and immediately making a Mutagen token means he starts converting mana into future growth right away, and his replacement effect supercharges every counter you place on your creatures by adding one extra. That makes him especially nasty with cards that distribute counters broadly, like effects that place counters on the whole team or repeatedly on one threat, since each investment scales harder than normal. The Mutagen token also gives you a sorcery-speed, artifact-based way to convert spare turns into permanent pressure, which helps in grindy games. In lore terms, this version of Michelangelo feels like pure chaos turned into momentum: playful, unpredictable, but surprisingly efficient. Build him with creatures that already like counters, tokens, or populate-style support, and he can snowball a modest start into a very real clock.
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