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Magic Online Vintage Cube Update: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Posted on Mar 06, 2026

Hello, Cube enthusiasts! We are back with another update to the Magic Online Vintage Cube with the release of Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™. We took a pretty big swing last time, so this update will be a little tamer. Let’s take a look at what has changed with this update!

Sacrifice the Aristocrats?

No, not yet! As far as experimental archetypes go, the latest take on this Rakdos Sacrifice archetype landed solidly, putting up encouraging play and win rates relative to historical replacement options. While we don’t have it at evergreen status, it’s worth keeping in for an update so we can refine an already fun archetype that players have recent experience with. First, some cuts.

These cards are both too hard to make work and unnecessary for the archetype, which works well enough as a low-to-the-ground aggressive deck without a recurring sacrifice engine. Meanwhile, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has graced us with another Moonshadow variant in Super Shredder. Mechanical redundancy at a Vintage Cube power level is a great boon for supporting a niche archetype under a singleton curation philosophy.

Failing to Persist

The persist combo was a fun “mini-game” to pursue, but ultimately former Cube staples Kitchen Finks and Murderous Redcap have been power-crept a little too heavily, so we’re getting rid of the entire package.

So, what’s coming in besides Super Shredder for the sacrifice deck?

Withering Smog 

We promised the combo enthusiasts that Chain of Smog combo—repeatedly self-targeting with Chain of Smog until you have generated a lethal quantity of magecraft triggers from Witherbloom Apprentice or Sedgemoor Witch—wouldn’t be gone for long, and we’re bringing it back with some of the space we freed up! Don’t forget to toss in that Mind Rot in at the end of the chain.

Mutating Army

Between cards like Bristly Bill and Scythecat Cub, several cards that produce Map tokens, and the new Mutagen tokens in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there are quite a few ways to put +1/+1 counters on creatures now. This makes Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 an interesting prospect, and we are also adding Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam. Dyadrine had almost earned a trial run on its vacuum value in the past, and these synergistic additions give it a real home in a sub-theme.

Check out the full changelist with card-by-card design comments below, and the entire 540. Let us know what you think of the update in Discord! We love feedback from players on what they are having the most fun with—something that doesn’t always come through in the raw data.

Changelist

Color In Color Out Design Comment
White Koya, Death from Above White Kinscaer Sentry Koya, Death from Above is a new take on Flickerwisp, which has always been a prime candidate for surprisingly strong creature interactions, whether it's getting rid of tokens, returning stolen creatures to your side of the field, or simply blinking something with an “enters” effect for value. And of course the four-mana removal clause might also come up every now and then.
Blue Winternight Stories Simic Tam, Mindful First-Year Winternight Stories feels like a prime candidate to support the current graveyard/discard-heavy theme that also plays particularly well with Proft's Eidetic Memory, which wants you to draw cards and play a bunch of creatures.
Black Bloodchief's Thirst Black Umbral Collar Zealot We're bringing back a piece of spot removal after cutting a couple to make room for the Aristocrats archetype.
Black Chain of Smog Black Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia Chain of Smog is back to combo with Witherbloom Apprentice and Sedgemoor Witch. Read all about it in the article above!
Black Damnation Black The Meathook Massacre Damnation combats creature-focused decks more effectively than The Meathook Massacre.
Black Sedgemoor Witch Black Phoenix Fleet Airship Phoenix Fleet Airship requires too much setup and time to make work effectively in Vintage Cube, so we are cutting it for a more reliable combo card.
Black Super Shredder Black Bitterblossom Bitterblossom is showing its age, functioning a step behind where it needs to be to hang in Vintage Cube. Meanwhile, Super Shredder offers some payoff redundancy for the Aristocrats archetype.
Red Ravenous Robots Red Greasewrench Goblin Ravenous Robots represents a new take on the Third Path Iconoclast/Pinnacle Emissary-style artifact-token producers that work well with Skullclamp and Construct tokens. It only triggers on artifacts, but you gain some triggers through artifact creatures on this axis, and giving huge Construct tokens haste is no joke, either.
Red The Legend of Roku Red Embereth Shieldbreaker Red has access to a good number of artifact-removal even without Embereth Shieldbreaker, so we're swapping it out to give The Legend of Roku a chance to shine as a monocolored take on the staple aggro refueler Showdown of the Skalds.
Green Birthing Ritual Green Tarmogoyf Tarmogoyf is another classic that has lost a step, underperforming despite the current graveyard focus, so we're trying out Birthing Ritual in light of the rise of creature-focused strategies.
Green Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 Green Bristlebane Battler Bristlebane Battler is hard to kill and can get very large, but it's also quite inconsistent at doing that, so we're letting it go for a new card with lots of potential. Read all about it in the article above.
Green Mutagen Man, Living Ooze Green Caldaia Guardian Mutagen Man is coming in to support the +1/+1 counter sub-theme, as well as being a solid rate card on its own. The cost reduction is on all artifact tokens, not just Mutagen tokens, so look out for synergies with anything that can produce artifact tokens with activated abilities and colorless mana in the activation cost.
Colorless Roadkill Rodney Green Mutable Explorer Roadkill Rodney is a solid defensive creature for artifact strategies that can get out of hand with Tolarian Academy, Mishra's Workshop or infinite mana combos for that matter. If Mutable Explorer's win rate were as good as its art, it wouldn't be leaving the Cube.
Selesnya Arwen, Mortal Queen Selesnya Kitchen Finks Arwen is coming back for Kitchen Finks as the stronger standalone card that also contributes to the +1/+1 counter theme.
Dimir Deceit Rakdos Murderous Redcap Deceit and Kavaero are coming out of respect for their Pro Tour performances. We are excited to see how they work out!
  Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam  Selesnya Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte Dyadrine comes in at solid rate and can scale infinitely, while also boasting some +1/+1 counter synergy, a mechanical theme that has been delivering what feels like a new Vintage Cube candidate in every new set.
Dimir Kavaero, Mind-Bitten Dimir Basim Ibn Ishaq Kavaero, Mind-Bitten is good at bridging the gap between midrange threat and reanimation effect. Copying an Archon, you get a little less bang for your buck than you would with a reanimation spell, but imagine copying Ocelot Pride for a 4/4 with lifelink and first strike. Basim Ibn Ishaq proved fun but narrow in terms of application, and gold slots are limited, so we're letting it go for now.
Boros Kirol, Attentive First-Year Multicolor Celes, Rune Knight We've been waiting to try Kirol, Attentive First-Year as a card in the Boros slot that does something other than just attacking your opponent to death. A myriad of triggered abilities worth copying await in Vintage Cube, and a lot of them come attached to bodies in the Boros colors already, so you'll have plenty of things to copy without stretching your mana base. Get doubling!
Orzhov Turncoat Kunoichi Orzhov Emptiness Turncoat Kunoichi is decent as a simple Fiend Hunter that is both easier to cast and hits way harder, giving it a lot of flexibility. Hitting on the sneak can take a losing game and blow it open the other direction like few other cards. Emptiness proved to be a little too expensive for the effect  despite its flexibility.
Golgari Witherbloom Apprentice Multicolor Leovold, Emissary of Trest Leovold has a lot of nostalgic appeal, but it is on the low end of the "punisher" options for draw-seven decks at this point, so we don't mind benching him every now and then when we need the space.

Full List

Cube Color ID Card
White Aang's Iceberg
White Abandoned Air Temple
White Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
White Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
White Appa, Steadfast Guardian
White Balance
White Cathar Commando
White Containment Priest
White Council's Judgment
White Damn
White Eagles of the North
White Elite Spellbinder
White Elspeth, Storm Slayer
White Enduring Innocence
White Ephemerate
White Flickerwisp
White Get Lost
White Giver of Runes
White Glimmer Lens
White Guardian Scalelord
White Guide of Souls
White Jacked Rabbit
White Karakas
White Koya, Death from Above
White Leyline Binding
White Lion Sash
White Loran of the Third Path
White Luminarch Aspirant
White Mana Tithe
White Mother of Runes
White Mox Pearl
White Ocelot Pride
White Oust
White Overlord of the Mistmoors
White Palace Jailer
White Parallax Wave
White Path to Exile
White Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
White Portable Hole
White Prismatic Ending
White Reprieve
White Samwise the Stouthearted
White Sanguine Evangelist
White Securitron Squadron
White Serra Paragon
White Sevinne's Reclamation
White Skyclave Apparition
White Solitude
White Staff of the Storyteller
White Stoneforge Mystic
White Sunfall
White Swords to Plowshares
White The Wandering Emperor
White Thraben Inspector
White Unexpectedly Absent
White Voice of Victory
White Winds of Abandon
White Witch Enchanter
White Wrath of God
Blue Abhorrent Oculus
Blue Aether Spellbomb
Blue Ancestral Recall
Blue Astrologian's Planisphere
Blue Brain Freeze
Blue Brainstorm
Blue Brazen Borrower
Blue Consider
Blue Consult the Star Charts
Blue Counterspell
Blue Daze
Blue Displacer Kitten
Blue Echo of Eons
Blue Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Blue Faerie Mastermind
Blue Flash
Blue Force of Negation
Blue Force of Will
Blue Forensic Gadgeteer
Blue Frantic Search
Blue Gitaxian Probe
Blue Glen Elendra Guardian
Blue Gush
Blue Hullbreacher
Blue Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Blue Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
Blue Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Blue Kappa Cannoneer
Blue Ledger Shredder
Blue Loch Mare
Blue Lórien Revealed
Blue Lose Focus
Blue Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
Blue Mana Drain
Blue Mana Leak
Blue Memory Lapse
Blue Miscalculation
Blue Mox Sapphire
Blue Mystic Confluence
Blue Mystical Tutor
Blue Narset, Parter of Veils
Blue Occult Epiphany
Blue Otawara, Soaring City
Blue Phantasmal Image
Blue Ponder
Blue Preordain
Blue Proft's Eidetic Memory
Blue Quantum Riddler
Blue Remand
Blue Shelldock Isle
Blue Show and Tell
Blue Sink into Stupor
Blue Snapcaster Mage
Blue Spell Pierce
Blue Spellseeker
Blue Stern Scolding
Blue Stock Up
Blue Stormchaser's Talent
Blue Subtlety
Blue Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
Blue Thassa's Oracle
Blue Thieving Skydiver
Blue Thought Scour
Blue Thundertrap Trainer
Blue Time Spiral
Blue Time Walk
Blue Time Warp
Blue Timetwister
Blue Tinker
Blue Tishana's Tidebinder
Blue Tolarian Academy
Blue Treasure Cruise
Blue Trinket Mage
Blue Upheaval
Blue Urza, Lord High Artificer
Blue Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
Blue Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Blue Winternight Stories
Black Animate Dead
Black Archon of Cruelty
Black Barrowgoyf
Black Bitter Triumph
Black Bitterbloom Bearer
Black Bloodchief's Thirst
Black Bloodghast
Black Bolas's Citadel
Black Bone Shards
Black Cabal Ritual
Black Carrion Feeder
Black Chain of Smog
Black Collective Brutality
Black Corpse Dance
Black Crabomination
Black Cut Down
Black Damnation
Black Dark Confidant
Black Dark Ritual
Black Dauthi Voidwalker
Black Deep-Cavern Bat
Black Demonic Tutor
Black Doomsday
Black Duress
Black Emperor of Bones
Black Entomb
Black Fatal Push
Black Forsaken Miner
Black Gravecrawler
Black Grief
Black Griselbrand
Black Harvester of Misery
Black Hymn to Tourach
Black Imperial Seal
Black Infernal Grasp
Black Inquisition of Kozilek
Black Iron-Shield Elf
Black Life // Death
Black Liliana of the Veil
Black Marionette Apprentice
Black Metamorphosis Fanatic
Black Mind Twist
Black Moonshadow
Black Mox Jet
Black Necromancy
Black Nethergoyf
Black Night's Whisper
Black Obsessive Pursuit
Black Ophiomancer
Black Orcish Bowmasters
Black Overlord of the Balemurk
Black Phyrexian Tower
Black Reanimate
Black Recurring Nightmare
Black Sedgemoor Witch
Black Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
Black Shallow Grave
Black Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Black Sheoldred's Edict
Black Snuff Out
Black Stitcher's Supplier
Black Super Shredder
Black Tendrils of Agony
Black Thoughtseize
Black Toxic Deluge
Black Troll of Khazad-dûm
Black Twilight Diviner
Black Unearth
Black Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Black Vampiric Tutor
Black Warren Soultrader
Black Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Black Yawgmoth's Will
Red Abrade
Red Anger
Red Anje's Ravager
Red Arena of Glory
Red Blazing Rootwalla
Red Bonecrusher Giant
Red Broadside Bombardiers
Red Burst Lightning
Red Chain Lightning
Red Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Red Cori-Steel Cutter
Red Death-Greeter's Champion
Red Delayed Blast Fireball
Red Detective's Phoenix
Red Dragon's Rage Channeler
Red Etali, Primal Conqueror
Red Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
Red Faithless Looting
Red Fear of Missing Out
Red Fiery Confluence
Red Fireblast
Red Firebolt
Red Flame Slash
Red Fury
Red Galvanic Discharge
Red Gau, Feral Youth
Red Generous Plunderer
Red Glorybringer
Red Goblin Bombardment
Red Greater Gargadon
Red Gut, True Soul Zealot
Red Headliner Scarlett
Red Hexing Squelcher
Red Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
Red Ivora, Insatiable Heir
Red Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Red Legion Extruder
Red Lightning Bolt
Red Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Red Marauding Mako
Red Mine Collapse
Red Mox Ruby
Red Oliphaunt
Red Pyrogoyf
Red Pyrokinesis
Red Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Red Ravenous Robots
Red Robber of the Rich
Red Screaming Nemesis
Red Sear
Red Seasoned Pyromancer
Red Sneak Attack
Red Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
Red Squee, Goblin Nabob
Red Suplex
Red Tarfire
Red Tersa Lightshatter
Red The Legend of Roku
Red Through the Breach
Red Underworld Breach
Red Unholy Heat
Red Voldaren Epicure
Red Wheel of Fortune
Green Avacyn's Pilgrim
Green Badgermole Cub
Green Baloth Prime
Green Basking Rootwalla
Green Birds of Paradise
Green Birthing Ritual
Green Boseiju, Who Endures
Green Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Green Cankerbloom
Green Channel
Green Delighted Halfling
Green Elvish Mystic
Green Endurance
Green Esika's Chariot
Green Eternal Witness
Green Fanatic of Rhonas
Green Fastbond
Green Force of Vigor
Green Formidable Speaker
Green Gaea's Cradle
Green Generous Ent
Green Green Sun's Zenith
Green Haywire Mite
Green Hexdrinker
Green Icetill Explorer
Green Ignoble Hierarch
Green Keen-Eyed Curator
Green Llanowar Elves
Green Malevolent Rumble
Green Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
Green Mox Emerald
Green Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
Green Natural Order
Green Nissa, Who Shakes the World
Green Noble Hierarch
Green Oath of Druids
Green Once Upon a Time
Green Ouroboroid
Green Pest Infestation
Green Questing Beast
Green Sandstorm Salvager
Green Satyr Wayfinder
Green Scythecat Cub
Green Sentinel of the Nameless City
Green Shifting Woodland
Green Six
Green Sowing Mycospawn
Green Springheart Nantuko
Green Survival of the Fittest
Green Sylvan Caryatid
Green Sylvan Safekeeper
Green Tireless Tracker
Green Titania, Protector of Argoth
Green Town Greeter
Green Ursine Monstrosity
Green Vaultborn Tyrant
Green Vengevine
Green Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
Green Woodfall Primus
Green Worldspine Wurm
Green Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Azorius Aang, Swift Savior
Azorius Celestial Colonnade
Azorius Flooded Strand
Azorius Fractured Identity
Azorius Hallowed Fountain
Azorius Makdee and Itla, Skysnarers
Azorius Meticulous Archive
Azorius No More Lies
Azorius Seachrome Coast
Azorius Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Azorius Talisman of Progress
Azorius Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
Azorius Teferi, Time Raveler
Azorius Tundra
Boros Arid Mesa
Boros Elegant Parlor
Boros Figure of Destiny
Boros Forth Eorlingas!
Boros Inspiring Vantage
Boros Kirol, Attentive First-Year
Boros Otharri, Suns' Glory
Boros Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
Boros Plateau
Boros Sacred Foundry
Boros Sunbaked Canyon
Boros Talisman of Conviction
Boros Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Dimir Baleful Strix
Dimir Creeping Tar Pit
Dimir Darkslick Shores
Dimir Deceit
Dimir Fallen Shinobi
Dimir Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
Dimir Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
Dimir Master of Death
Dimir Polluted Delta
Dimir Psychic Frog
Dimir Talisman of Dominance
Dimir Undercity Sewers
Dimir Underground Sea
Dimir Watery Grave
Golgari Alpha Deathclaw
Golgari Bayou
Golgari Blooming Marsh
Golgari Deathrite Shaman
Golgari Grist, the Hunger Tide
Golgari Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Golgari Overgrown Tomb
Golgari Tear Asunder
Golgari Underground Mortuary
Golgari Verdant Catacombs
Golgari Wastewood Verge
Golgari Wight of the Reliquary
Golgari Witherbloom Apprentice
Gruul Bloodbraid Challenger
Gruul Commercial District
Gruul Copperline Gorge
Gruul Manamorphose
Gruul Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
Gruul Orcish Lumberjack
Gruul Stomping Ground
Gruul Taiga
Gruul Territorial Kavu
Gruul Thornspire Verge
Gruul Vibrance
Gruul Wooded Foothills
Gruul Wrenn and Six
Izzet Dack Fayden
Izzet Expressive Iteration
Izzet Flame of Anor
Izzet Lutri, the Spellchaser
Izzet Riverpyre Verge
Izzet Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
Izzet Scalding Tarn
Izzet Spirebluff Canal
Izzet Steam Vents
Izzet Talisman of Creativity
Izzet Third Path Iconoclast
Izzet Thundering Falls
Izzet Vivi Ornitier
Izzet Volcanic Island
Orzhov Bleachbone Verge
Orzhov Concealed Courtyard
Orzhov Godless Shrine
Orzhov Lingering Souls
Orzhov Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Orzhov Marsh Flats
Orzhov Scrubland
Orzhov Shadowy Backstreet
Orzhov Tidehollow Sculler
Orzhov Turncoat Kunoichi
Orzhov Vindicate
Rakdos Badlands
Rakdos Blackcleave Cliffs
Rakdos Blazemire Verge
Rakdos Blood Crypt
Rakdos Bloodstained Mire
Rakdos Bloodtithe Harvester
Rakdos Carnage Interpreter
Rakdos Desecrex, Gift of Servitude
Rakdos Fire Covenant
Rakdos Kolaghan's Command
Rakdos Mayhem Devil
Rakdos Raucous Theater
Selesnya Arwen, Mortal Queen
Selesnya Brightglass Gearhulk
Selesnya Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam
Selesnya Figure of Fable
Selesnya Horizon Canopy
Selesnya Lush Portico
Selesnya Razorverge Thicket
Selesnya Savannah
Selesnya Temple Garden
Selesnya Torsten, Founder of Benalia
Selesnya Windswept Heath
Simic Botanical Sanctum
Simic Breeding Pool
Simic Hedge Maze
Simic Misty Rainforest
Simic Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Simic Oko, Thief of Crowns
Simic Talisman of Curiosity
Simic Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
Simic Tropical Island
Simic Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
Simic Waterlogged Grove
Simic Wistfulness
Multicolor Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Multicolor Fabled Passage
Multicolor Indatha Triome
Multicolor Jetmir's Garden
Multicolor Ketria Triome
Multicolor Loot, the Pathfinder
Multicolor Mana Confluence
Multicolor Multiversal Passage
Multicolor Omnath, Locus of Creation
Multicolor Prismatic Vista
Multicolor Raffine's Tower
Multicolor Raugrin Triome
Multicolor Relic of Sauron
Multicolor Savai Triome
Multicolor Spara's Headquarters
Multicolor Starting Town
Multicolor Thopter Foundry
Multicolor Xander's Lounge
Multicolor Zagoth Triome
Multicolor Ziatora's Proving Ground
Colorless Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Colorless Ancient Tomb
Colorless Basalt Monolith
Colorless Bazaar of Baghdad
Colorless Black Lotus
Colorless Blightsteel Colossus
Colorless Candelabra of Tawnos
Colorless Chromatic Star
Colorless Chrome Mox
Colorless City of Traitors
Colorless Coalition Relic
Colorless Coveted Jewel
Colorless Currency Converter
Colorless Dismember
Colorless Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Colorless Everflowing Chalice
Colorless Expedition Map
Colorless Grim Monolith
Colorless Kaldra Compleat
Colorless Karn, Scion of Urza
Colorless Lavaspur Boots
Colorless Library of Alexandria
Colorless Lightning Greaves
Colorless Lion's Eye Diamond
Colorless Lotus Petal
Colorless Mana Crypt
Colorless Mana Vault
Colorless Manifold Key
Colorless Memory Jar
Colorless Mind Stone
Colorless Mishra's Bauble
Colorless Mishra's Workshop
Colorless Mox Diamond
Colorless Mox Opal
Colorless Myr Battlesphere
Colorless Nettlecyst
Colorless Palantír of Orthanc
Colorless Pentad Prism
Colorless Phyrexian Metamorph
Colorless Portal to Phyrexia
Colorless Retrofitter Foundry
Colorless Roadkill Rodney
Colorless Sensei's Divining Top
Colorless Skullclamp
Colorless Smuggler's Copter
Colorless Sol Ring
Colorless Soul-Guide Lantern
Colorless Strip Mine
Colorless Sword of the Meek
Colorless Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
Colorless The Mightstone and Weakstone
Colorless The One Ring
Colorless Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Colorless Umezawa's Jitte
Colorless Urza's Bauble
Colorless Urza's Saga
Colorless Walking Ballista
Colorless Wasteland
Colorless Zuran Orb

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