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Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11

Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 wants a deck that keeps making its creatures bigger turn after turn. It also works in a deck built around Mutants, Ninjas or Turtles.

  • Mana cost1 genericgreen
  • Green ()
  • Power / toughness1 / 1
  • RarityRare

When Michelangelo enters, create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "1 generic, tap, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")

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.

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Cards That Fit Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11

Picked for what they do in Michelangelo's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Michelangelo'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 Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11

explain how Michelangelo 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

If a creature you control would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with that many plus one instead.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

If two or more effects attempt to modify how many counters would be put on a creature you control, you choose the order to apply those effects, no matter who controls the sources of those effects.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

In the unusual case where you control more than one Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11, each one you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on a creature you control by one.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

Mutagen tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a colorless artifact with the artifact subtype Mutagen and the ability "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery."

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

Some spells and abilities that create Mutagen tokens require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Mutagen token won't be created.

5 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Michelangelo, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryGPlayers write colors as letters: G for green.+1/+1 Counters+1/+1 counter decks put small markers on their creatures that make each one permanently bigger, and keep adding more every turn. Each +1/+1 counter adds one to a creature's power (the damage it deals) and toughness (the damage it can take).Open the +1/+1 Counters pageCounter EngineAdds +1/+1 counters over and over rather than once. A counter here is a small permanent marker that raises a creature's power and toughness for good. It is not a counterspell, which is a different thing entirely. Something that adds them every turn makes your whole board bigger and keeps it that way. Hardened Scales, Corpsejack MenaceOpen the Counter Engine page+1/+1 CountersPuts +1/+1 counters on creatures, permanently raising their power and toughness. Unlike a temporary boost that wears off at end of turn, these markers stay put and stack up over a long game. Hardened Scales, The Great HengeOpen the +1/+1 Counters pageToken MakerCreates one or more tokens. Different cards make very different ones: creatures Grave Titan, Treasures Smothering Tithe, Clues Tireless Tracker or Food Gilded Goose. This is one of our largest tags, so pair it with an archetype or theme when you are hunting a specific kind.Open the Token Maker page