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April O'Neil, Live on the Scene

TMC · mythic · Released 2026-03-06

Power

brawl
tier-2Niche payoff
commander
tier-2Niche payoff

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

build around

needs a shell

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
cluescombomidrange
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

clue-generatorrepeatable-card-drawetb-trigger

Risks

requires-tribe-densitycommander-dependent

Mechanics

mech-cluemech-partner

Typal

synergy:
ninjahuman
anti:

Structural

triggered-abilityactivated-ability

Rationale

April O'Neil is a 2cmc 2/1 legendary that generates a Clue token every time a Mutant, Ninja, or Turtle ETBs — effectively repeatable card-draw in TMNT-themed shells. Her Partner (Character select) ability makes her a flexible commander pairing alongside TMNT partners like the turtles themselves, enabling 2-color builds. Value hinges entirely on having the right creature types in the deck; she's near-dead without that density.

Learnings (3)

  • April's triggered ability covers the 'Turtle' creature type explicitly, meaning the four TMNT Turtle commanders each trigger her on ETB, making her a natural partner in any of those shells.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Her Partner keyword is the TMNT-set 'Character select' variant, which likely has specific pairing rules (only with other TMNT Partner cards); she cannot be freely paired with non-TMNT partner commanders.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Because Clue tokens require {2} + sacrifice to draw, the card advantage is mana-gated and slower than free draw — in low-mana games she can flood the board with Clues but not immediately cash them in.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #11,630