Don & Raph, Hard Science
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
Menace
Whenever Don & Raph attack, the next noncreature spell you cast this turn has affinity for artifacts. (It costs 
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $1.83
- EDHREC rank
- #19798
Don & Raph, Hard Science lands as a two-in-one threat that puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures while generating card advantage through the ninjutsu pipeline — the body is relevant and the effect compounds fast. Four mana is the honest cost for what it does, and it earns every pip.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Don & Raph, Hard Science — the format's multiplayer pacing gives the counter-accumulation engine time to snowball, and ninjutsu-friendly shells slot it in without any strain. In one-on-one formats like Modern and Pioneer, it competes in a faster environment where a four-mana creature needs to close games quickly, which limits it to dedicated ninja or counter-synergy builds rather than seeing broad play. Legacy and Vintage have access to so much raw efficiency that Don & Raph, Hard Science is a fringe inclusion at best in those formats. Oathbreaker sits close to Commander in tempo, so the same logic applies — it pulls its weight there in the right shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.83 cheap tier
At $1.83, Don & Raph, Hard Science sits in the budget-staple tier where the barrier to inclusion is basically zero. It's a recent Commander-product card with steady casual demand, so the price is unlikely to crater further — pick it up without hesitation if the shell fits.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.