Donatello, the Brains
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal 85 • mythic
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Kirokaze
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus a Mutagen token are created instead.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal set was released as a modern tribute to the original 1980s Mirage Studios comic aesthetic and the subsequent multimedia phenomenon. This collection seeks to bridge the gap between vintage nostalgia and contemporary trading card artistry, utilizing a premium cardstock and foil-etching techniques that were unavailable during the franchise's initial peak. The card featuring Donatello, known as the 'brains' of the group, serves as a thematic anchor within the set, emphasizing his role as the team's technologist and strategist.
The design of this card leans into the gritty, monochromatic roots of the original Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird illustrations, while incorporating vibrant, painterly details that define the Eternal series. Artists for this set were commissioned to capture the duality of Donatello—his gentle, intellectual nature balanced against the necessity of combat. Upon release, the set was received favorably by adult collectors who grew up with the source material, praised specifically for the high-quality archival finishes and the meticulous attention to the character's signature bo staff iconography.
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