Leatherhead, Iron Gator
Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue
Trample, haste
Whenever Leatherhead attacks, put two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #11234
Leatherhead, Iron Gator puts a sizeable, evasive threat on board that rewards you for doing what TMNT decks already want to do — and Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart makes that payoff immediate. The cost is real but so is the ceiling; this is not a filler slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart is the natural home for Leatherhead, Iron Gator — the commander's ability to flip between halves generates exactly the kind of repeated action that lets Leatherhead snowball into a genuine threat.
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
Jenova, Ancient Calamity runs Leatherhead, Iron Gator as a cost-efficient body that slots into the reanimation and recursion loops Jenova decks want to sustain — getting Leatherhead back repeatedly turns a solid rate into a persistent problem for opponents.
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 |
Leatherhead, Iron Gator is a Commander card through and through — its synergies are built around multiplayer-friendly triggers and the kind of repeated value loops that play out over a long game. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats on paper, but a six-mana creature with no immediate board impact has no competitive footing there. Commander is where Leatherhead, Iron Gator earns its slot, and specifically in TMNT-adjacent shells where the tribal and thematic payoffs compound.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Leatherhead, Iron Gator sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to acquire, easy to slot in, and no financial risk if the build changes. Bulk rares at this price point rarely spike without a pushed reprint or a breakout competitive role, neither of which applies here, so pick it up while it's cheap and don't overthink it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
- Jenova, Ancient Calamity
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.