Mighty Mutanimals
Creature — Mutant Rebel
When this creature enters, create a 2/2 red Mutant creature token.
Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #18806
Mighty Mutanimals puts a +1/+1 counter on each of your creatures the moment it enters, then keeps the engine running by proliferating every time a nontoken creature enters after it — that's a lot of work for three mana. Basking Broodscale turns this into an immediate problem, and Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon makes the proliferate triggers stack so fast opponents run out of answers.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon attacks to make tokens, and every nontoken creature entering the battlefield triggers Mighty Mutanimals's proliferate — so each Gnome token hit also inflates Anim Pakal's own counter total, compressing the clock dramatically.
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 |
In Commander, Mighty Mutanimals earns its slot in any green-or-Gruul shell that cares about +1/+1 counters or generates creature tokens repeatedly — it's not a finisher, but it's the kind of persistent value engine that quietly takes over long games. Constructed formats are a harder sell: Standard and Pioneer have more efficient three-drops that close games or protect themselves, and Mighty Mutanimals asking you to already have a board to maximize the enter trigger is a real ask on curve. Modern and Legacy move too fast for a tap-out three-mana enchantment that doesn't immediately threaten anything. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's dynamic — if your signature spell generates creature traffic, Mighty Mutanimals scales well.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card


Mighty MutanimalsBasking Broodscale
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Mighty MutanimalsScurry Oak
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens
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Mighty MutanimalsHerd Baloth
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightMighty MutanimalsAshnod's Altar
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightMighty MutanimalsViscera Seer
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite scry 1
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Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Mighty Mutanimals is firmly bulk, and there's little pressure on that price given its narrow appeal outside dedicated counter and token Commander builds. Pick it up while it's cheap — cards with this much synergy upside in the right shell tend to spike if a popular precon or set release pushes the archetype.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Basking Broodscale
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Scurry Oak
- Herd Baloth
- Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
- Ashnod's Altar
- Viscera Seer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.