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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
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- 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 needs
Plays as copy engine. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- artifacts (its text counts them)
- non-creature permanents worth copying (it copies them, not creatures)
- token payoffs — anthems, sacrifice outlets and go-wide finishers (it makes tokens on repeat)
- cheap evasive creatures that connect unblocked (sneak's cost is an unblocked attacker)
- evasion and protection for the commander (the trigger needs its combat damage to connect)
The Donatello, Gadget Master deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 11× A 0-1 mana creature that reliably attacks UNBLOCKED — the cost the commander's ability consumes, and the only way it gets onto the battlefield
- 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- 22× A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
- 12× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
Best cards for Donatello, Gadget Master
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
A 0-1 mana creature that reliably attacks UNBLOCKED — the cost the commander's ability consumes, and the only way it gets onto the battlefield
- Gingerbrute1 mana
- Mist-Cloaked Herald1 mana
- Slither Blade1 mana
- Triton Shorestalker1 mana
- Gudul Lurker1 mana
- K-9, Mark I1 mana
- Fugitive Droid1 mana
- Stature, Size Shifter1 mana
Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
- Archetype of Imagination6 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Akroma's Memorial7 mana
- Infiltrator's Magemark3 mana
- Student of Elements // Tobita, Master of Winds2 mana
- Deepchannel Mentor6 mana
- Levitation4 mana
- Aether Tunnel2 mana
A permanent of the exact NON-creature type the commander counts — artifacts for an artifact commander, enchantments for an enchantress
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Lotus Petal0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mox Opal0 mana
- Lion's Eye Diamond0 mana
- Ornithopter0 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Kozilek's Unsealing3 mana
- Replicating Ring3 mana
- Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate0 mana
- Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
- Field of the Dead0 mana
- Fountainport0 mana
- Phyrexian Triniform9 mana
- Spawnbed Protector7 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Heraldic Banner3 mana
- Chief of the Foundry3 mana
- Master of Etherium3 mana
- Caged Sun6 mana
- Favorable Winds2 mana
- Eldrazi Monument5 mana
- Heroes' Podium5 mana
- Endurance Bobblehead3 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- Umezawa's Jitte2 mana
- Titan's Presence3 mana
- Icy Prison2 mana
- Kozilek's Command2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Reshape2 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
- Long-Term Plans3 mana
- Whir of Invention3 mana
- Merchant Scroll2 mana
- Mystical Tutor1 mana
- Muddle the Mixture2 mana
- Personal Tutor1 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Desynchronization4 mana
- Wave Goodbye4 mana
- Whelming Wave4 mana
- Consuming Tide4 mana
- Selective Obliteration5 mana
- Evacuation5 mana
- Perplexing Test5 mana
- Cyclonic Rift2 mana
Combos with Donatello, Gadget Master
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Donatello, Gadget Master is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Donatello, Gadget Master + Breath Of Fury27 decks
- Donatello, Gadget Master + Breath Of Fury + Frostcliff Siege8 decks
- Donatello, Gadget Master + Breath Of Fury + Anger7 decks
- Donatello, Gadget Master + Breath Of Fury + Rising Of The Day6 decks
- Donatello, Gadget Master + Breath Of Fury + Fervor4 decks
- Donatello, Gadget Master + Breath Of Fury + Roar Of Resistance2 decks
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