Heroes in a Half Shell

Mana cost: {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Type: Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
Power / toughness: 5 / 5
Set: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal #96 (mythic)

Vigilance, menace, trample, haste
Whenever one or more Mutants, Ninjas, and/or Turtles you control deal combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and draw a card.

Heroes in a Half Shell has 2 printings, first in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal (2026). EDHREC ranks it #8,322 among Commander cards. It appears most in Leonardo, the Balance decks (706 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 1 official ruling.

Legality

commander: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
pauper: not legal
modern: not legal
pioneer: not legal
standard: not legal
brawl: legal

Public decks that run Heroes in a Half Shell

Turtle Power! - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commander Deck, led by Heroes in a Half Shell

Commanders that run Heroes in a Half Shell most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

Leonardo, the Balance: 706 decks
Donatello, the Brains // Leonardo, the Balance: 500 decks
Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile: 161 decks

Often played with Heroes in a Half Shell

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

Rulings

2026-01-27: If creatures you control deal combat damage to multiple players at the same time, Heroes in a Half Shell's last ability will trigger for each of those players. When one of those abilities resolves, it will put counters only on Mutants, Ninjas, and/or Turtles that dealt combat damage to the appropriate player.