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April O'Neil, Live on the Scene
Legendary Creature — Human Detective
Whenever a Mutant, Ninja, or Turtle you control enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Partner—Character select
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“Investigate-generating detective who rewards Mutant, Ninja, and Turtle creatures.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Card advantage
Tokens, Tribal, Spellslinger
Strategy
April O'Neil is a tempo-focused commander that rewards you for playing creatures from three specific tribes: Mutants, Ninjas, and Turtles. Her investigate trigger generates card advantage through Clue tokens, letting you dig through your deck while maintaining board presence. The core gameplan is to deploy cheap creatures that fit her tribes, trigger investigate repeatedly, and use the cards you draw to either apply pressure or find answers. You're essentially playing a cantrip-heavy creature deck where your commander smooths out your draws while your creatures clock opponents.
Your win condition is straightforward: swing in with efficient creatures, and the card advantage from Clues ensures you hit your land drops and have answers when needed. The blue color gives you access to evasion, bounce effects, and counterspells to protect your threats. Since this is partner, you can pair April with another partner commander to add a second color and unlock additional synergies—pairing with a green partner opens up ramp and bigger threats, while pairing with black gives you removal and reanimation options. Even mono-blue, April generates enough value to compete.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive dual lands and use basic Islands plus budget blue staples like Opt and Consider; substitute pricey Mutants/Ninjas with bulk commons from recent sets like Kamigawa and Bloomburrow.
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