Best Green Commons & Uncommons in MTG TMNT Limited for Prerelease

Building a strong deck in the Magic: The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles limited format starts with the right commons and uncommons. These lower-rarity cards form the backbone of every Sealed and Draft deck. In this guide, I'll break down the best Green commons & uncommons in MTG TMNT Limited so you know which cards matter most when deckbuilding.

In MTG TMNT Limited, our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles prerelease guide can be a helpful overview of the set's limited environment. It gives an overview of the MTG TMNT Limited archetypes and each color pair's general strategy. Using the tips from that guide can help you lay the foundation to build a solid prerelease deck.

Best Green Commons for MTG TMNT Limited Deckbuilding

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One of the best Green commons to include in MTG TMNT Limited decks is Cowabunga!, a very mana efficient green sorcery. This spell lets you look at the top four cards of your library and put a Mutant, Ninja, Turtle, or land card from among them into your hand. I recommend this spell because you'll almost always get a card you need when you use this.

Next, Frog Butler is another great Green common that you should consider including in your MTG TMNT Limited decks. This two-drop functions as a mana dork and is a great chump blocker that can take down bigger threats because it has deathtouch. Furthermore, for two colorless mana, this creature can get reach until end of turn. Because of this, it can also be used to block flying creatures.

Finally, the third Green common that I recommend including in MTG TMNT Limited decks is Primordial Pachyderm. For its cost, this creature has a decent body alongside reach and trample. Additionally, it has added utility because it lets you gain 2 life when it enters.

Best Green Uncommons for MTG TMNT Limited Deckbuilding

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The first Green uncommon I recommend including in your MTG TMNT Limited decks is Michelangelo, Mutant BFF. This creature's first ability protects your creatures with counters. It makes it so that each creature you control with a counter on it can't be blocked by more than one creature. If your creature with a counter on it has menace, it essentially makes them unblockable. Furthermore, this creature creates a Mutagen token whenever it enters or attacks. Both Green-based archetypes in the format make really good use of this, making this creature a valuable inclusion.

Next, Mona Lisa, Science Geek is another good Green uncommon with strong potential. It has reach, which lets it block creatures with flying. However, this creature's greatest strength is in its mana ability. It lets you add X mana of any one color, where X is Mona Lisa's power. This scaling mana ability makes this creature a great target to buff with your Mutagen tokens, because it can greatly accelerate the mana you produce.

Finally, Saved by the Shell is the third Green uncommon you should consider adding into your MTG TMNT Limited decks. This spell lets you buff and protect a creature by putting a +1/+1 counter on it and giving it trample, hexproof, and indestructible until end of turn. Additionally, it costs 1 less to cast if you control a Turtle, which is easy to achieve because there's an abundance of Turtles in this set.

Building strong decks in MTG TMNT Limited starts with knowing what the most valuable commons and uncommons are. While this guide highlights some of the most impactful cards, knowing each archetype and adjusting your deck based on the cards you pull is part of the fun in Limited. Good luck in your prerelease events!

A big thanks to Tara Bruno PR and Wizards of the Coast for providing early access to MTG Arena, which allowed me to test MTG TMNT Limited decks and see which commons and uncommons are most impactful.

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