What are the best cards for Donatello, the Brains?

Across 779 public decks, the most-played cards with Donatello, the Brains are Sol Ring (83%), Command Tower (79%) and Arcane Signet (75%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Donatello, the Brains?

The cards played far more often with Donatello, the Brains than usual: Exploding Barrel (190× its usual rate), Roadkill Rodney (174× its usual rate) and April O'Neil, Live on the Scene (154× its usual rate).

What colors is Donatello, the Brains?

Donatello, the Brains is Simic (blue-green), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Donatello, the Brains?

Donatello, the Brains leads 779 public decks in our corpus, #1,452 of 3,757 commanders.

Donatello, the Brains

UGSimic commanders779 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle2U$1.11

Donatello, the Brains appears in 779 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Command Tower and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Exploding Barrel, Roadkill Rodney and April O'Neil, Live on the Scene.

Build a deck with Donatello, the Brains

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

88.4%

689 decks-0.07$0.20

#2Sol Ring

Artifact

83.3%

649 decks+0.04$1.51

#3Command Tower

Land

79.1%

616 decks-0.07$0.27

#4Arcane Signet

Artifact

74.8%

583 decks+0.17$0.41

#5Forest

Basic Land — Forest

64.6%

503 decks-0.39$0.13

#6The Ooze

Legendary Artifact

54.2%

422 decks+3.49$4.24

#7Wave Goodbye

Sorcery

2UU4

50.2%

391 decks+1.58$2.68

#8Academy Manufactor

Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker

49.9%

389 decks+2.69$9.58

#9Ninja Pizza

Enchantment

2G3

49.0%

382 decks+4.35$3.10

#10Mutagen Man, Living Ooze

Legendary Creature — Ooze Mutant

XGG2

45.2%

352 decks+3.13$1.79

#11Hinterland Harbor

Land

43.1%

336 decks-0.35$0.30

#12Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior

Legendary Creature — Fish Mutant

2U3

42.2%

329 decks+3.54$0.26

#13Exotic Orchard

Land

42.1%

328 decks+0.40$0.20

#14Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

1G2

40.7%

317 decks+3.29$1.71

#15Turtle Lair

Land

40.2%

313 decks+4.41$0.22

#16Arcade Cabinet

Artifact

39.5%

308 decks+4.29$0.35

#17Irma, Part-Time Mutant

Legendary Creature — Human Mutant Shapeshifter

2U3

38.8%

302 decks+3.23$3.96

#18Kappa Cannoneer

Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior

5U6

38.1%

297 decks+2.37$0.37

#19Coin of Mastery

Artifact

37.2%

290 decks+4.79$1.50

#20Fabled Passage

Land

35.9%

280 decks+0.55$1.37

#21High Score

Enchantment

2G3

35.9%

280 decks+3.28$0.96

#22April O'Neil, Human Element

Legendary Creature — Human Detective

3U4

35.8%

279 decks+4.17$3.37

#23Donatello, Way with Machines

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

2U3

35.6%

277 decks+4.20$0.20

#24Baxter, Fly in the Ointment

Legendary Creature — Insect Mutant Scientist

3U4

34.5%

269 decks+3.56$0.25

#25Donatello, Gadget Master

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

2U3

34.4%

268 decks+4.24$0.33

#26Doubling Season

Enchantment

4G5

34.1%

266 decks+1.11$32.70

#27Hardened Scales

Enchantment

34.0%

265 decks+0.49$3.15

#28Counterspell

Instant

UU2

33.8%

263 decks-0.24$4.38

#29Peregrin Took

Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

2G3

33.6%

262 decks+2.69$0.82

#30Hidden Hideout

Land

33.6%

262 decks+3.91$2.04

#31Sodden Verdure

Land — Forest Island

32.7%

255 decks+0.47$0.36

#32Cultivate

Sorcery

2G3

32.6%

254 decks-0.25$0.46

#33Path of Ancestry

Land

32.5%

253 decks+0.56$0.27

#34Cyberdrive Awakener

Artifact Creature — Construct

5U6

32.2%

251 decks+2.37$1.83

#35Stridehangar Automaton

Artifact Creature — Construct

31.7%

247 decks+3.93$2.64

#36Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

31.3%

244 decks-0.73$0.18

#37Breeding Pool

Land — Forest Island

31.2%

243 decks-0.50$9.22

#38Big Mother Mouser

Artifact Creature — Robot

31.1%

242 decks+4.09$1.24

#39Negate

Instant

1U2

30.8%

240 decks+0.37$0.16

#40Jaheira, Friend of the Forest

Legendary Creature — Human Elf Druid

2G3

30.0%

234 decks+2.21$10.81

#41Donatello, Mutant Mechanic

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

3U4

29.9%

233 decks+4.38$0.93

#42Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

29.7%

231 decks-0.78$0.16

#43Level Up

Enchantment — Aura

1G2

29.7%

231 decks+3.13$1.64

#44City of Brass

Land

28.0%

218 decks+1.24$14.62

#45Lessons from Life

Sorcery

2GU4

27.6%

215 decks+1.88$0.30

#46Nuka-Cola Vending Machine

Artifact

27.1%

211 decks+3.43$23.65

#47Michelangelo, Mutant BFF

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

2GG4

27.0%

210 decks+3.47$0.22

#48Mona Lisa, Science Geek

Legendary Creature — Lizard Mutant

2G3

26.8%

209 decks+3.43$0.18

#49Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

2GU4

26.8%

209 decks+1.13$7.55

#50Tireless Provisioner

Creature — Elf Scout

2G3

26.8%

209 decks+0.75$4.11

#51Idol of Oblivion

Artifact

26.4%

206 decks+2.24$3.70

#52An Offer You Can't Refuse

Instant

25.7%

200 decks+0.08$3.11

#53Dreamroot Cascade

Land

25.7%

200 decks-0.55$1.19

#54Urza, Lord High Artificer

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

2UU4

25.3%

197 decks+2.21$17.23

#55Reliquary Tower

Land

25.2%

196 decks-0.63$4.72

#56Gilded Goose

Creature — Bird

24.9%

194 decks+2.33$0.50

#57Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable

Legendary Creature — Lizard Mutant

3G4

24.6%

192 decks+3.66$3.21

#58April O'Neil, Live on the Scene

Legendary Creature — Human Detective

1U2

24.1%

188 decks+5.03$0.24

#59Heroic Intervention

Instant

1G2

23.9%

186 decks-0.21$16.67

#60Junk Winder

Creature — Serpent

5UU7

23.9%

186 decks+1.65$0.36

Highest synergy

#1Exploding Barrel

Artifact

109 decks+5.25

In 14% of these decks, 190× its usual rate.

#2Roadkill Rodney

Artifact Creature — Robot

162 decks+5.16

In 21% of these decks, 174× its usual rate.

#3April O'Neil, Live on the Scene

Legendary Creature — Human Detective

1U2

188 decks+5.03

In 24% of these decks, 154× its usual rate.

#4Grand Coliseum

Land

119 decks+4.93

In 15% of these decks, 138× its usual rate.

#5Coin of Mastery

Artifact

290 decks+4.79

In 37% of these decks, 121× its usual rate.

#6Technodrome

Artifact Creature — Construct

136 decks+4.72

In 17% of these decks, 112× its usual rate.

#7Big Apple, 3 a.m.

Land

141 decks+4.66

In 18% of these decks, 105× its usual rate.

#8Turtle Lair

Land

313 decks+4.41

In 40% of these decks, 82× its usual rate.

#9Donatello, Mutant Mechanic

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

3U4

233 decks+4.38

In 30% of these decks, 79× its usual rate.

#10Ninja Pizza

Enchantment

2G3

382 decks+4.35

In 49% of these decks, 77× its usual rate.

#11Does Machines

Enchantment — Class

1U2

105 decks+4.33

In 13% of these decks, 76× its usual rate.

#12Arcade Cabinet

Artifact

308 decks+4.29

In 40% of these decks, 73× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Donatello, the Brains

What are the best cards for Donatello, the Brains?: Across 779 public decks, the most-played cards with Donatello, the Brains are Sol Ring (83%), Command Tower (79%) and Arcane Signet (75%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Donatello, the Brains?: The cards played far more often with Donatello, the Brains than usual: Exploding Barrel (190× its usual rate), Roadkill Rodney (174× its usual rate) and April O'Neil, Live on the Scene (154× its usual rate).
What colors is Donatello, the Brains?: Donatello, the Brains is Simic (blue-green), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Donatello, the Brains?: Donatello, the Brains leads 779 public decks in our corpus, #1,452 of 3,757 commanders.