What’s New
Magic: The Gathering will release a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set on March 6, 2026. The set features both a Standard-legal expansion and dedicated Commander decks. A new Sneak mechanic debuts, emphasizing combat tricks and flexible casting. Several instant cards stand out for their gameplay impact and thematic ties to the TMNT universe.
Configuration at a Glance
- Release Date: March 6, 2026
- Products: Standard-legal set, Commander decks
- New Mechanic: Sneak (offers alternative, often lower, casting costs with a tradeoff)
- Key Instants: Five highlighted for power and flavor
- Mutagen tokens: New artifact token type introduced
Key Inserts & Parallels
- Premium treatments for select cards (e.g., Kitsune’s Technique pre-release listings for premium versions)
- No specific color or serial-number parallels mentioned
Autographs & Relics
- No autograph or memorabilia cards are included in this Magic: The Gathering set
Collector Notes
- Raphael’s Technique: Instant, 4R R or Sneak for 2R. Each player may discard their hand and draw seven cards. May clause prevents forced wheel loops. Synergy with aggressive red strategies, but Sneak cost requires bouncing a creature, which is then lost if the seven cards are drawn.
- Kitsune’s Technique: Rare instant, mills an opponent for half their library (rounded up). Full cost is six mana; Sneak cost is 1U. Notable for Modern Mill strategies. Premium versions are available.
- Continue?: Found in the ‘Turtle Power!’ Commander deck. For 1W, returns up to four creatures from graveyard to battlefield if they died this turn. Upgraded version of Brought Back. Potential for combo loops with sacrifice outlets and specific legendary creatures.
- Turtles Forever: Instant for 3W. Search library or outside the game for four legendary creature cards with different names; opponent chooses two to put into your hand. Supports Character Select commander theme. Strong flavor tie to the TMNT universe.
- Shellshock: Red instant with X cost. Deals damage to creatures and creates up to three Mutagen tokens if three opponents are present. Mutagen tokens function as artifact engines providing +1/+1 counters. Supports artifact and Disappear synergy strategies.
- Design cues reflect TMNT themes, including nostalgia and mechanical flavor such as the 'Continue?' card referencing extra lives and arcade games.
- No odds, print runs, or short print details specified in the provided information.
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