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Mona Lisa, Science Geek

Legendary Creature — Lizard Mutant

Reach
{T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is Mona Lisa's power.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Price
$0.25
EDHREC rank
#8431
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Mona Lisa, Science Geek card art
Mona Lisa, Science Geek puts a meaningful tap ability on board that scales hard with untap support — pair her with Staff of Domination and you have a repeatable engine that runs away with the game. The cost is real: she needs infrastructure to shine, and she does nothing alone. Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart is the natural home because that commander supplies exactly the untap density she demands.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Leonardo, the BalanceMichelangelo, the Heart

Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart

65.0% of decks · synergy 0.59

Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart is the premier shell for Mona Lisa, Science Geek — the commander's untap effects turn her into a repeatable value engine that compounds every turn cycle.

02
Jenova, Ancient Calamity

Jenova, Ancient Calamity

38.1% of decks · synergy 0.37

Jenova, Ancient Calamity prizes creatures that generate value when activated, and Mona Lisa, Science Geek fits cleanly into that pattern by providing an ability worth untapping for.

05
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant

Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant

17.1% of decks · synergy 0.16

Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant rewards high-power creatures with evasion and value, and Mona Lisa, Science Geek contributes a tap ability that earns her keep in that aggressive, creature-forward build.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Mona Lisa, Science Geek is actually worth building around — the longer game gives her tap ability time to compound, and the untap infrastructure the format supports makes her ceiling genuinely high. In powered Legacy and Vintage environments she's outclassed by faster engines and doesn't interact with those formats' core gameplans, so she sees essentially no play there. Modern and Pioneer are similarly hostile: the formats move too fast for a creature that needs setup before she does anything. Standard is the one constructed context where a slower, value-oriented shell might find use for her, though the competition at her slot is stiff.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

346 decks
Staff of DominationMona Lisa, Science Geek

Staff of DominationMona Lisa, Science Geek

Infinite card draw; Infinite colored mana; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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334 decks
Umbral MantleMona Lisa, Science Geek

Umbral MantleMona Lisa, Science Geek

Infinite colored mana; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinitely large creature until end of turn

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Price Context

Current price

$0.25 bulk tier

At $0.25, Mona Lisa, Science Geek is firmly bulk — easy to acquire as a four-of if you need her and nearly free to throw into any Commander build that wants her. Bulk rares with genuine combo applications tend to stay cheap until a breakout decklist goes viral, so expect the price to hold near this floor unless a high-profile finish changes the conversation.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.