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Leonardo, Cutting Edge

Leonardo, Cutting Edge

{1}{W}
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

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.

1/1

Illustrated by Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos

Formats
Legalstandard
Legalhistoric
Legaltimeless
Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Legalbrawl
Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#211
RarityRare
ReleasedMar 6, 2026
EDHREC rank#9,009

Prices

USD$2.44
USD foil$2.58
EUR€2.50
EUR foil€3.19
MTGO0.03 tix
Rulings (8)
  • 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.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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.

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast
  • 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).

    Jan 27, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

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