Leonardo, the Balance

Leonardo is a 4cmc 3/3 WUBRG-partner commander with two major payoffs: a token-enters trigger that puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control (once per turn), and a five-color activated ability granting your whole board menace, trample, and lifelink for an alpha-strike. He is signature in tokens-go-wide shells where every token entry ticks up the whole team, and can anchor a counters-voltron plan with enough token production. The five-color activation is extremely pip-heavy, making it a real cost outside of WUBRG commander decks. The Partner—Character select ability lets him pair with another TMNT partner for a two-commander shell.

• Leonardo's 'Partner — Character select' is a variant of the standard Partner mechanic, meaning he can only partner with other commanders that also have the 'Character select' partner ability (TMNT characters), not with any generic Partner commander.

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• The +1/+1 counter trigger fires on ANY token entering under your control — including noncreature tokens like Treasures or Clues — but only creatures get the counter, so token-type diversity matters less than raw token count.

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• The WUBRG activated ability requires all five colors of mana in one activation, making it essentially a once-per-turn finisher button that demands either a strong mana base or ramp to hold up; it does not have summoning sickness restrictions so it can be used on the first turn Leonardo is in play.

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• EDHREC rank: #9,050