| Name | Mona Lisa, Science Geek  |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary creature — lizard mutant |
| Description | Reach
 : Add X mana of any one color, where X is Mona Lisa's power. |
| Flavor | "I felt kind of excited about being mutated, you know? I was getting to have this once in a lifetime experience! Maybe I could even base my thesis on it . . ." |
| Artist | Oriana Menendez |
| Set | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #123 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Mona Lisa, Science Geek, Legendary creature — lizard mutant, designed by Oriana Menendez first released in Feb, 2026 in the set Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.
A 2G legendary Lizard Mutant with reach and “{T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is this creature’s power” would fit best in a green-based ramp or +1/+1 counter deck—especially ones that can reliably increase its power with counters, equipment, auras, or anthem effects (such as Gruul or Simic builds), turning it into a scalable mana engine similar to a creature-based Gaea’s Cradle effect; it also synergizes well with cards that untap creatures. However, at three mana and requiring setup to generate more than 1 mana, it competes with more efficient and consistent options like Selvala, Heart of the Wilds (which can produce explosive mana immediately in high-power creature decks), Marwyn, the Nurturer in Elf builds, Kami of Whispered Hopes for counter strategies, or even Bloom Tender in multicolor decks, all of which either generate more mana faster or require less investment. As printed, it would be playable in casual Commander or synergy-driven decks built to pump it, but likely t
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