Heroes in a Half Shell
Vigilance, menace, trample, haste Whenever one or more Mutants, Ninjas, and/or Turtles you control deal combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and draw a card.
How Heroes in a Half Shell decks play in EDH
Heroes in a Half Shell is a five-colour commander in white, blue, black, red and green costing WUBRG, 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. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Heroes in a Half Shell decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $83.52Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Creatures (13)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Heroes in a Half Shell 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 Heroes in a Half Shell deck?
Heroes in a Half Shell has a five-colour colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue, black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Heroes in a Half Shell?
The cards played most often in Heroes in a Half Shell decks include Dancing from Dark to Dawn, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Necklace of Girion. 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 Heroes in a Half Shell deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $83.52 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 Heroes in a Half Shell 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.