Donatello, Way with Machines
Flying Whenever an artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Donatello.
How Donatello decks play in EDH
Donatello, Way with Machines is a mono-blue commander costing 2U, and its legendary creature - mutant ninja turtle line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Donatello, Way with Machines decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $8.75Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (6)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (3)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Donatello, Way with Machines decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Donatello, Way with Machines deck?
Donatello, Way with Machines has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Donatello, Way with Machines?
The cards played most often in Donatello, Way with Machines decks include Fateful Discovery, Afterthought Sentry, Plunder the Trollshaws. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Donatello, Way with Machines deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $8.75 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Donatello, Way with Machines deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.