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Donatello, Gadget Master

Donatello, Gadget Master

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

Donatello wants a deck that copies the best creature on the table. It also suits a deck that makes an army of small creatures and attacks with all of them.

  • Mana cost2 genericblue
  • Blue ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 2
  • RarityRare

Sneak 1 genericblue (You may cast this spell for 1 genericblue 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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Cards That Fit Donatello, Gadget Master

Picked for what they do in Donatello's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Donatello's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Donatello, Gadget Master

explain how Donatello works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

Although a creature put onto the battlefield this way is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when that creature enters attacking.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

If a creature spell's sneak cost was paid, the creature it becomes enters tapped and attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner's hand to pay its sneak cost. This is a rule specific to sneak; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

If the artifact copied by the token had any "when [this artifact] enters" abilities, the token also has those abilities, and they'll trigger when it's created. Similarly, any "as [this artifact] enters" or "[this artifact] enters with" abilities that the token has copied will also work.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

If the copied artifact has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

If the copied artifact is a token, the new token that's created copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created the token.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

If the copied artifact is copying something else, then the token enters as whatever that artifact copied.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

Spells can only be cast for their sneak costs any time you could play an instant during the declare blockers step on your turn (after your opponent has decided whether to block).

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

The token copies exactly what was printed on the original artifact (unless that artifact is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that artifact is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it, or any Auras or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its types, color, power and toughness, and so on.

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