Saved by the Shell
Saved by the Shell: Instant, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This spell costs 1 less to cast if you control a Turtle. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT)
- Released
- 2026-03-06
- Collector number
- 132
- Artist
- Leonardo Santanna
- Commander rank
- 11,792 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Saved by the Shell
Saved by the Shell is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green instant from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT), an expansion set released in March 2026. It is collector number 132 in that set, with art by Leonardo Santanna. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Turtle.
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains trample, hexproof, and indestructible until end of turn.
"I LOVE being a turtle!" -Michelangelo
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Saved by the Shell by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Similar cards
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