Leonardo, Cutting Edge

Mana Value

2

Rarity

rare

Leonardo, Cutting Edge

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

{1}{W}
Color Identity: W

Card Text

Sneak {W} (You may cast this spell for {W} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.) Lifelink Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Leonardo.

Power/Toughness: 1/1

Keywords

Lifelink Sneak

Set

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

(TMT)

EDHREC Rank

#12,000

Commander Legal

✓ Can be your Commander

Although a creature put onto the battlefield this way is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when that creature enters attacking.

Wotc — January 27, 2026

Leonardo's last ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Illegitimate Business or 3 life from Guac & Marshmallow Pizza.

Wotc — January 27, 2026

In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Leonardo's last ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.

Wotc — January 27, 2026

If Leonardo is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, he won't receive a counter from his last ability in time to save him.

Wotc — January 27, 2026

Spells can only be cast for their sneak costs any time you could play an instant during the declare blockers step on your turn (after your opponent has decided whether to block).

Wotc — January 27, 2026

If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something or "equal to the number" of something, that life is gained as one event and Leonardo's last ability triggers only once.

Wotc — January 27, 2026

Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage causes a separate life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, Leonardo's last ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, planeswalkers, and/or battles at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

Wotc — January 27, 2026

If a creature spell's sneak cost was paid, the creature it becomes enters tapped and attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner's hand to pay its sneak cost. This is a rule specific to sneak; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking.

Wotc — January 27, 2026

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