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Leonardo, the Balance

WUBRG

Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle · from $0.68

Whenever a token you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn. {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Creatures you control gain menace, trample, and lifelink until end of turn. Partner—Character select (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

60 of 100 at $5 or less · 45 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
12	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
13	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
14	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
15	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
16	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
17	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
18	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
19	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
20	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
21	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
22	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
23	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
24	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
25	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
26	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
27	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
28	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
29	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
30	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
31	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
32	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
33	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
34	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
35	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
36	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
37	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
38	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
39	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
40	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
41	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
42	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
43	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
44	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
45	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
46	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
47	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
48	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
49	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
50	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
51	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
52	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
53	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
54	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
55	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
56	Hallowed Fountain	Land	0	$6.97
57	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
58	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
59	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
60	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
61	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
62	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
63	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
64	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
65	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
66	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
67	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
68	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
69	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
70	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
71	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
72	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
73	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
74	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
75	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
76	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
77	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
78	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
79	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
80	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
81	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
82	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
83	Glacial Fortress	Land	0	$0.21
84	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
85	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
86	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
87	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
88	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
89	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
90	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
91	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
92	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
93	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
94	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
95	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
96	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
97	Prairie Stream	Land	0	$0.19
98	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
99	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
100	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50

Curve of these staples

Most played with Leonardo, the Balance

The 25 most-played cards in 138 settled top-16 lists running Leonardo, the Balance (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 138 of 138	35
2	Sol Ring	99% · 136 of 138	35
3	City of Brass	96% · 132 of 138	35
4	Exotic Orchard	88% · 122 of 138	28
5	Arcane Signet	80% · 110 of 138	23
6	Mystic Remora	57% · 78 of 138	27
7	Demonic Tutor	56% · 77 of 138	27
8	Esper Sentinel	56% · 77 of 138	27
9	Fierce Guardianship	56% · 77 of 138	27
10	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	56% · 77 of 138	27
11	Vampiric Tutor	56% · 77 of 138	27
12	Ancient Tomb	55% · 76 of 138	27
13	Borne Upon a Wind	55% · 76 of 138	27
14	Brain Freeze	55% · 76 of 138	27
15	Chrome Mox	55% · 76 of 138	27
16	Deflecting Swat	55% · 76 of 138	27
17	Enlightened Tutor	55% · 76 of 138	27
18	Flusterstorm	55% · 76 of 138	27
19	Force of Will	55% · 76 of 138	27
20	Gemstone Caverns	55% · 76 of 138	27
21	Lion's Eye Diamond	55% · 76 of 138	27
22	Lotus Petal	55% · 76 of 138	27
23	Mana Confluence	55% · 76 of 138	27
24	Mana Vault	55% · 76 of 138	27
25	Mental Misstep	55% · 76 of 138	27

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 147 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

9th of 60 — BellsCon CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–2–2 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by The Legend 27
2nd of 16 — Jordon's Birthday Bash on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–2–0 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by Brandon glass
9th of 43 — Sonoma Con cEDH $3K on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–1–4 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by ALien
2nd of 58 — AoE Games 1K on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 2–1–3 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by Kristopher Smith
10th of 69 — COMMANDER PRECON LALUNA 26-09 on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 2–2–0 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by Guillem
10th of 25 — Mana & Mischief - Commander Invitational - Gamer's Pair-a-Dice on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by Lonnie Moorman (Endless Loop)
11th of 23 — Commander Invitational Qualifier - Mithril Adventures on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 0–2–2 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by Brandon glass
14th of 24 — MTG: Commander Budget (Bracket 2) on Topdeck.ggSep 24, 2026 · 0–1–1 · with Michelangelo, the Heart · by Emilio Villaseñor Liberto

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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