IzzetLegendary Creature — Mutant Ninja TurtleDon & Raph, Hard Science
Mana value3Rank#19,537
The Commander
Menace
Whenever Don & Raph attack, the next noncreature spell you cast this turn has affinity for artifacts. (It costs 
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Guide
Gameplan
Flood the board with cheap artifacts, then swing with Don & Raph (menace makes them hard to block) to power out a huge discounted noncreature spell — usually a big X spell, mass draw, or a finisher — for next to nothing. You play a proactive artifact-tempo midrange game, building a wide artifact base and snowballing into oversized spells each combat.
Strengths
- Affinity discount can make game-ending X spells or expensive bombs essentially free once you control many artifacts
- Menace plus a 3-mana body makes the trigger reliable and hard to interact with via blocking
- Lives in the deep UR artifact-synergy pool with tons of cheap rocks, treasures, and cantrips
- Low commander cost means quick deployment and fast access to the attack trigger
Weaknesses
- Reward only applies after attacking, so it's clunky on the turn you cast the commander and vulnerable to removal before combat
- Affinity only helps noncreature spells — does nothing for creature-based plans
- Board wipes and artifact hate (e.g. Vandalblast effects) can collapse your mana and discount engine at once
- UR lacks reliable spot recursion, so losing your artifacts or commander stings
Key Cards
- Mind's Desire — With affinity it becomes a near-free storm engine to chain through your deck after attacking.
- Comet Storm — Discounted multikicker X-burn can be aimed at multiple players or faces as a finisher.
- Mizzix's Mastery — Cast it for nearly nothing to flashback your biggest spell from the graveyard.
- Sai, Master Thopterist — Generates a wide artifact army that fuels affinity and provides bodies and card draw.
- Kappa Cannoneer — Cheap, evasive artifact payoff that grows with your artifact count and protects itself.
- Saheeli, the Gifted — Cheats out artifacts and makes Servos, deepening your affinity board while threatening an ultimate.
- Urza, Lord High Artificer — Turns your artifact pile into a mana engine that synergizes with the cost-reduction plan.
Upgrade Path
Lower your artifact curve with fast mana (Sol Ring, Mana Crest, Mind Stone, Mishra's Bauble, treasures) so affinity comes online by turn 3-4, and add efficient interaction (Swan Song, Counterspell, Cyclonic Rift) to protect your attack windows. Build toward a clean kill — a discounted Comet Storm/Mind's Desire turn or an Urza/Sai engine — rather than grindy value. Round out with artifact recursion and protection (Mystic Reflection, blink/bounce) to recover from wipes and resolve your payoff spell.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Discounted X burn spells (Comet Storm, Fireball, Crackle with Power) to the face
- ▸Storm/spell-chain turns powered by Mind's Desire or Mizzix's Mastery
- ▸Artifact-token beatdown with payoffs like Kappa Cannoneer or Sai's thopters
- ▸Combat damage from an evasive, buffed commander backed by cheap protection
Archetypes
- Artifacts — The affinity trigger directly rewards a dense artifact board, making rocks and tokens both ramp and payoff.
- Spellslinger — The discount applies to instants and sorceries, enabling cheap big X spells and spell-chaining turns.
- Combo — Free or near-free expensive spells enable storm-style or Mind's Desire chains to end the game.
- Tempo/Aggro — A cheap evasive commander plus cheap interaction lets you pressure and protect your lead efficiently.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (RU), by popularity.
