Mondo Gecko

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Mondo Gecko is a 3-mana 2/3 legendary Lizard Mutant that provides self-protection via a discard-for-hexproof activated ability (targeting any color) and rewards combat damage with card draw scaling with colors among your permanents. It sits comfortably in tempo/control voltron shells where multiple colored permanents amplify the draw trigger; the double-blue pip and discard cost constrain it outside mono-blue or multicolor-heavy decks. Its draw engine is compelling but requires landing combat damage consistently and having broad color coverage among permanents.

• The hexproof ability is color-specific (hexproof from that color), not blanket hexproof — carefully timing the activation to match the removal spell's color is critical; it won't protect against colorless or multi-color spells with a different color component.

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• The card-draw trigger counts colors among ALL permanents you control, not just Mondo Gecko — in a mono-blue deck it typically draws only 1 card, making multicolor or 5-color permanent strategies strongly preferred.

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• Mondo Gecko is a TMNT IP card from a crossover set; it is legendary and can serve as a commander, but its draw payoff is much weaker without a multicolor permanent base, so it functions best in the 99 of a multicolor shell rather than as the commander of a mono-blue deck.

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• EDHREC rank: #20,111