We’re just over a week away from the worldwide release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  The turtles will have multiple iterations of themselves in the set. In fact, there will be at least one common, uncommon, rare, and mythic rare for each of the four Ninja Turtles.  Today we’ll be highlighting each version of Leonardo in the set.

Leonardo is often portrayed as the responsible leader. As a master of Niten Ryu, he carries a pair of katanas and often also has shuriken at his disposal.  In Magic: The Gathering, he’s a white creature highlighting his high level of discipline.

Common

There is only one Leonardo card that is uncommon.  Leonardo, Big Brother costs 2W to cast and is a 1/3.  Leo also has Sneak W and gets +1/+0 for each other creature you control.

Uncommon

There is also one uncommon Leonardo. Leonardo, Leader in Blue costs W and is a 2/1. He has Sneak 3W and an ability to give Leonardo first strike until end of turn by paying 1W.  Also, When Leonardo enters, creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn so long as the sneak cost was paid.

Rare

There are five rare Leonardos. In four of these, Leonardo is teamed up with either a sibling or his teacher, Splinter.  The cards printed in rare are:

• Leonardo, Cutting Edge
• 1W to cast
• 1/1 with Lifelink, Sneak 1, and “Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Leonardo.”
• Don & Leo, Problem Solvers
• 3(W/U)(W/U) to cast
• 4/6 with Vigilance and “At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one target artifact you control and up to one target creature you control. Then return them to the battlefield under their owners’ control.”
• Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order
• (G/W)(G/W) to cast
• 2/2 with “Whenever you put a counter on a creature you control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.”
• Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivalries
• 1(R/W)(R/W) to cast
• 2/4 with “Whenever Raph & Leo attack, if it’s the first combat phase of the turn, untap one or two target attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.”
• Splinter & Leo, Father & Son
• 2W to cast
• 2/2 with “When Splinter & Leo enter, choose one or both. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target player creates a 2/2 red Mutant creature token.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature target player controls.

Mythic Rare

Four Leonardos were printed in Mythic Rare.  Each of these versions of Leonardo has a very different flavor and story being told within it:

• Leonardo, the Balance
• 3W to cast
• Primary Commander in Turtle Power! deck
• has "Whenever a token you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn."
• has "WUBRG: Creatures you control gain menace, trample, and lifelink until end of turn."
• Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
• 3W to cast
• 3/3 with double strike and Sneak 2WW
• has "During your turn, you may cast creature spells with power or toughness 1 or less from your graveyard. If you cast a spell this way, that creature enters with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)"
• Leonardo, Worldly Warrior
• 7W to cast
• 5/5 with double strike
• has "This spell costs 1 less to cast for each creature you control."
• Dark Leo & Shredder
• WB to cast
• 1/3 with Sneak WB
• has "Attacking Ninjas you control have deathtouch."
• has "Whenever Dark Leo & Shredder deal combat damage to a player, create a 1/1 black Ninja creature token. Then if you control five or more Ninjas, that player loses half their life, rounded up."

You can see Leonardo and the rest of the Ninja Turtles in action this weekend at local game store prerelease events. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles releases worldwide on March 6th.