Donatello, Rad Scientist
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
When Donatello enters, tap up to three target creatures your opponents control. Put a stun counter on each of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal
- Price
- $0.70
- EDHREC rank
- #19501
Donatello, Rad Scientist turns your artifacts into a draw engine the moment he lands — tap an artifact, draw a card, and watch your hand refill while your board stays intact. The ask is a four-mana legendary creature in blue-green, which is a real cost, but the payoff scales directly with how many artifacts you already control.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Donatello, Rad Scientist belongs — artifact-heavy decks are everywhere in the format, and a repeatable tap-to-draw effect compounds hard over a 40-life game. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal homes, but the powered-up competition at those tables makes a four-mana creature with a tap ability a tough sell outside of casual builds. Oathbreaker could find a niche use if the planeswalker and signature spell support an artifact shell, but that's a narrow fit.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.70 bulk tier
At $0.70, Donatello, Rad Scientist sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up without a second thought. Bulk rares with niche appeal tend to stay flat unless a breakout deck pushes demand, so grab it now if the archetype fits rather than waiting on price movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.