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Donatello, Gadget Master

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle · {2}{U} · Blue commander

Sneak {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for {1}{U} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.) Whenever Donatello deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of target artifact you control.

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What Donatello, Gadget Master actually does

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• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever Donatello deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of target artifact you control.
• Keyword · sneaksneak

What a Donatello, Gadget Master deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 12× A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 22× A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
• 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
• 12× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves

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