The next Universes Beyond set, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is right around the corner. As we continue our look at every version of the Ninja Turtles coming to Magic, we turn our attention to Michelangelo.  The weird one, the fun one, the party turtle, Michelangelo is often portrayed as the least mature of the four Ninja Turtles.  In Magic, Mikey is a green creature with appearances in all four rarities.  

Common

There is one Michelangelo printed as a common. Michelangelo, Game Master costs 2G and is a 3/3. Its Disappear ability says “At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Michelangelo.”

Uncommon

There was one uncommon Michelangelo printed as well.  Michelangelo, Mutant BFF costs 2GG and is a 4/4.  His card text reads:

Each creature you control with a counter on it can’t be blocked by more than one creature.

Whenever Michelangelo enters or attacks, create a Mutagen token. (It’s an artifact with “1, Tap, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.”)

Rare

There are 5 rares featuring Michelangelo. Four of them see Mikey team up with other members of the team.  Here are the rare Michelangelo cards:

• Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
• 1G to cast
• Power and Toughness is 1/1
• ETB trigger to create a Mutagen token
• has 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.
• Mikey & Don, Party Planner
• 2(G/U)(G/U) to cast
• 3/3 with Ward2
• has "You may look at the top card of your library any time."
• has "You may play lands and cast Mutant, Ninja, or Turtle spells from the top of your library. If you cast a creature spell this way, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it."
• Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order
• (G/W)(G/W) to cast
• Power and Toughness of 2/2
• has "Whenever you put a counter on a creature you control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn."
• Mikey & Mona, Mutant Sitters
• 2G to cast
• Power and Toughness of 2/2
• has When Mikey & Mona enter, choose one or both. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target player chooses a creature they control and puts two +1/+1 counters on it.
• Target player returns a creature or land card from their graveyard to their hand.
• Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
• 5(R/G)(R/G) to cast
• 7/7 with trample and haste
• has "Whenever Raph & Mikey attack, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped and attacking and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order."

Mythic Rare

Michelangelo was also featured in three mythic rares for the set.  Each of these cards represents a different era of Michelangelo’s story but all three fully capture who he is. Those cards are:

• Michelangelo, Improviser
• 3G to cast
• 4/4 with Sneak2GG
• has "Whenever Michelangelo deals combat damage to a player, you may put a creature card and/or a land card from your hand onto the battlefield."
• Michelangelo, On the Scene
• 4GG to cast
• 2/2 with Trample
• has "Michelangelo enters with a +1/+1 counter on him for each land you control."
• has "When Michelangelo dies, return this card to your hand."
• Michelangelo, the Heart
• 1G to cast
• 2/1 with Trample
• has "Raid (the Fridge) — At the beginning of your second main phase, if you attacked this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and create a Food token."
• One of Leonardo's Commander Partners using Character Select

Michelangelo makes his debut in Magic: The Gathering at pre-release events this weekend. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is releasing in one week on March 6th.