Donatello's Technique
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 228 • uncommon
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Collector number
- 228
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Florey
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
Sneak blue mana (You may cast this spell for blue mana if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step.)
Draw two cards.
"I've been working on a pan-dimensional portal of my own. It's the real thing. Of course, I haven't actually tested it yet . . ."
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Donatello’s Technique (card number 228) originated as part of the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trading card series produced by Topps. Released at the height of the Turtles' initial explosion in popular culture, the set aimed to capitalize on the success of the animated television series and the original live-action film. The cards were designed to function both as collectible imagery and as a narrative device, providing fans with character-focused snapshots and trivia that expanded upon the lore established in the Mirage Studios comic books and subsequent media adaptations.
The design of the card utilizes the vibrant, bold aesthetic characteristic of late 1980s and early 1990s merchandising, featuring static character poses paired with descriptive text intended for younger audiences. The illustration serves as a quintessential example of the period's marketing strategy, which prioritized character archetypes—in this case, Donatello as the technical and intellectual member of the group. While the set was primarily received as a mass-market toy-aisle item, it has since achieved status as a nostalgic touchstone for collectors of 1990s pop culture memorabilia.
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