TMNT MTG brought the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Magic: The Gathering as a Universes Beyond set. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo get their own legendary cards, with Splinter, April O’Neil, Shredder and Krang alongside them, and every Play Booster has a dedicated Legendary Turtle slot. This guide covers the release dates, the card list, the mechanics, the chase cards, the Commander deck and every product.

Quick facts: tabletop release March 6, 2026 · MTG Arena March 3 · prerelease February 27–March 5 · Pizza Bundle March 27, 2026 · one five-color Commander deck.

Release dates

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set released on tabletop on March 6, 2026. It reached MTG Arena on March 3, prerelease events ran from February 27 to March 5, and previews started on February 17. The Pizza Bundle followed later, on March 27, 2026. The official TMNT product page lists every product.

The set has three codes: TMT for the main, Standard-legal set; TMC for Eternal-legal cards, including the Commander deck and Pizza Bundle promos; and PZA for the Source Material cards.

Why the Turtles fit Magic

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles started as a comic by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984 and grew into cartoons, films and toys loved by several generations. Four brothers with very different personalities, a wise teacher in Splinter and memorable villains like Shredder and Krang make a natural fit for a card game built around legendary creatures and teamwork.

The set leans into that teamwork. The Legendary Turtle slot means you open a Turtle in every Play Booster, and the Commander deck lets you lead with Leonardo while bringing his brothers and Splinter along.

TMNT MTG card list

Retailer set lists put the base set at about 195 cards, with 15 mythics and 53 rares. Counting every variant, the full TMNT MTG card list runs to around 320 entries.

New mechanics

Sneak: an alternative cost. Return an unblocked attacker to your hand to cast the card after blockers are declared, and the creature enters tapped and attacking.
Mutagen: artifact tokens you can sacrifice to put a +1/+1 counter on a creature.
Disappear: a new ability word.
Partner—Character select: a new partner option for Commander.

Alliance and Class cards also return, and the set adds a new creature type, Utrom, for Krang’s species.

Playing with Sneak

Sneak is the set’s signature mechanic, and it feels like a ninja ambush. Once your attacker is unblocked, you can return it to your hand to cast a Sneak card instead, and that card enters tapped and attacking. It rewards careful timing and makes combat much harder for your opponent to predict, which suits the Turtles perfectly.

Booster Fun treatments

20 Source Material cards.
8 Silhouette mythics.
Pixel cards (8 rares and 7 mythics in surge foil, Collector Booster only).
A Sewer frame for uncommons, rares and mythics.
10 Japan Showcase cards.
Scene cards, including Turtle Tots Pizza Party, Shredder Rooftop Battle and Mutant Melee.
Pizza and rooftop full-art basic lands.

The best TMNT MTG cards

Kevin Eastman headliners

The headline TMNT MTG cards are four new borderless Turtle cards with black-and-white art by Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a gold-foil signature stamp. They are only found in English Collector Boosters. The top versions are the mythics Donatello, Mutant Mechanic and Michelangelo, Improviser.

Japan Showcase fracture foils

The fracture foil Japan Showcase mythics dominate value lists. Top cards include Super Shredder; Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11; Krang, Utrom Warlord; Dark Leo & Shredder; Raphael, the Nightwatcher; Leonardo, Cutting Edge; Donatello, Gadget Master; and April O’Neil, Hacktivist.

Other chase cards

Cards named among the biggest chases at launch include Doubling Season, Trouble in Pairs, Undercity Sewers, Donnie’s Bo and North Wind Avatar. The official collecting article does not mention any serialized cards in this set.

Collecting TMNT MTG cards

There are lots of ways to collect the set. Some fans chase one version of each Turtle, others go after the Kevin Eastman headliners or the Japan Showcase cards, and some focus on the pizza and rooftop basic lands. The Source Material cards, which show scenes from the comics and cartoons, are another fun target. Whatever you choose, sleeve your TMNT MTG cards straight away, especially the foils.

The Turtle Power! Commander deck

MTG TMNT has one Commander deck, Turtle Power!, a five-color deck. Its face commander is Leonardo, the Balance, and its five featured commanders are Donatello, the Brains; Raphael, the Muscle; Michelangelo, the Heart; Splinter, the Mentor; and Heroes in a Half Shell. All six are borderless foils, with 94 non-foil cards, 10 tokens and a deck box. Reprints include Sol Ring, Chromatic Lantern and Assassin’s Trophy. Read more in our guide to the best MTG Commander decks.

Products and boxes

Play Booster box

A Play Booster box holds 30 packs. Each pack has 14 cards and a token: 7 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 Legendary Turtle slot, a wildcard, a rare or mythic, a traditional foil and a land.

Collector Booster box

A Collector Booster box holds 12 packs of 15 cards, full of foils, Booster Fun cards, a Source Material card and a Turtle Power! reprint. This is where you find the Kevin Eastman headliners and Japan Showcase fracture foils.

Pizza Bundle vs Bundle

The TMNT Pizza Bundle has 9 Play Boosters and 1 Collector Booster, 25 non-foil and 5 foil pizza basic lands, 2 foil Pizza Bundle promos (from a pool of 6, such as a pizza-themed Dark Ritual), 2 reference cards, an oversized spindown and a storage box. The regular Bundle has 9 Play Boosters, foil and non-foil basics with rooftop full-art lands, a foil promo, a spindown and a storage box. The Pizza Bundle is the one to get if you want a Collector Booster and the pizza lands.

Turtle Team-Up, Draft Night and Prerelease Pack

Turtle Team-Up: a co-op box for up to 4 players, with 4 Play Boosters, 4 sixty-card hero decks, a 38-card Shredder enemy deck, counters and a tutorial.
Draft Night: 12 Play Boosters and 1 Collector Booster, plus basics and tokens.
Prerelease Pack: 6 Play Boosters, a foil rare or mythic, a deck box and a spindown.

Which product should you buy?

For fans who want a bit of everything: the Pizza Bundle.
To draft: a Play Booster box or Draft Night.
To chase the Eastman cards: Collector Boosters.
For Commander: Turtle Power!
For a family game night: Turtle Team-Up.

Frequently asked questions

When did TMNT MTG come out?

March 6, 2026 on tabletop, with MTG Arena on March 3 and prereleases from February 27.

Is MTG TMNT legal in Standard?

The main set (TMT) is Standard-legal. TMC cards, like the Commander deck cards, are Eternal-legal only.

What is in the TMNT MTG Pizza Bundle?

9 Play Boosters, 1 Collector Booster, pizza basic lands, 2 foil Pizza Bundle promos, reference cards, a spindown and a storage box.

What are the rarest TMNT MTG cards?

The Kevin Eastman headliners and Japan Showcase fracture foils, both found only in Collector Boosters.

More Universes Beyond guides

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