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Leonardo, the Balance

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle · {3}{W} · Black/Green/Red/Blue/White commander

Whenever a token you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn. {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Creatures you control gain menace, trample, and lifelink until end of turn. Partner—Character select (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)

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What Leonardo, the Balance 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 · etbWhenever a token you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn.
• Activated ability{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Creatures you control gain menace, trample, and lifelink until end of turn.
• Keyword · partnerpartner

What a Leonardo, the Balance deck needs

Plays as team keywords. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• token makers — every token that enters triggers it
• creatures that grow with +1/+1 counters and counter payoffs (it spreads counters across your team)
• creatures that profit from trample/lifelink/menace (it grants the team them)

The Leonardo, the Balance deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 9× A permanent whose own trigger fires on attacking — the fuel an attack-trigger doubler multiplies, and the payoff an attack commander wants beside it
• 15× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
• 15× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
• 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
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

Best cards for Leonardo, the Balance

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.

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