Last updated on February 18, 2026

Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) - art by Jason Rainville

Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order | Illustration by Jason Rainville

Pizza time! Wizards of the Coast revealed yesterday the full list of the source material cards: reprints of Magic staples with artwork from throughout the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. There are 20 source material cards, each Collector Booster has a 100% chance of having one of them, and the majority are either great cards, expensive cards… or both! 

Source Material (PZA) Cards

Leonardo, Sewer Samurai - Illustration by Ryan Pancoast

Leonardo, Sewer Samurai | Illustration by Ryan Pancoast

Take a Magic staple, put TMNT art on it; that's the gist of source material cards. They have their own set code (PZA), you'll always find one in Collector Boosters, and you have roughly a 4% chance of finding one in a Play Booster.

And now we know the full list, previewed yesterday!

Commander Staples in the PZA Bonus Sheet

PZA includes some of the most popular cards in Commander!

Path to Exile is one of the best removal spells in all of Magic, and it’s famous because it’s absurdly efficient: One mana, instant-speed, exile a creature.

Brainstorm is basically “one mana, fix my life,” whenever you're stuck. It's arguably the best card selection spell in the game. It's actually so good that it's restricted in Vintage!

Rhythm of the Wild is a bit lower on the power scale, but that's because the other two are just off the charts. Any Gruul commander that is at least slightly aggressive (that's to say, most Gruul commanders!) would be happy with a copy.

Most Expensive PZA Cards

Splinter of the Shadows, aka Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm

Splinter is now a rat commander! Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm scales your whole rat pack. It also keeps the engine humming by milling you and bringing your rats back, which is exactly what your rat typal decks want.

It doesn't have that much use outside casual Commander, though. The high price tag is pretty straightforward: It’s from Jumpstart 2022 and has never been reprinted, and that version costs around $79 right now.

Donnie's Bō, aka Shadowspear

Easily in the top ten of best equipment in Magic, Shadowspear is “two mana, fix combat forever.” Trample + lifelink is already great, but the real staple sauce is the ability that strips hexproof and indestructible.

Besides being a Commander staple, Shadowspear sees competitive play in Modern and Legacy, so it's always in high demand. It's been reprinted in LotR, but the cheapest regular version is the Theros Beyond Death original at around $39.

All Will Be One

All Will Be One has a single Secret Lair reprint besides the Phyrexia: All Will Be One original, which you can get for around $35. The price stays sticky because the effect is unique and easy to break.

Trouble in Pairs

Players have been asking for a Trouble in Pairs reprint forever, and here it is! This is white doing white stax things… and also drawing a lot of cards while telling extra turns to take a hike. It sees nearly zero competitive play outside Commander, but it’s very real in cEDH and higher-powered pods.

Around $18 On Average

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First, caveats galore: It's pretty much impossible to guess where these versions' prices will land. Splinter of the Shadows, aka Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is a great example here: It's arguably one of the weakest cards of the bunch, as far competitive strength and popularity in casual Commander are concerned… but, since it's never been reprinted (until now), it's extremely expensive.

There's no way to know how a source material reprint could affect that: It will objectively increase supply (which should lower prices), but there's a collector angle to it (premium versions tend to have higher prices).

So, do not take this as investment advice and very much do your own research…

… but, with that said, a very quick glance at the price of the cheapest version of each card would, and assuming these source material cards are worth the same, would indicate an average of about $18 per card (which some PZA cards a lot above average, and others a lot below average).

That will not have too much of an impact on Play Boosters, since you get one PZA card every 28 boosters. But could be pretty significant for Collector Boosters, which have a guaranteed source material card in each.

Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Collector Booster

As noted above, though, expect prices to change, sometimes massively!

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2 Comments

  • Michael of St. Paul February 19, 2026 5:18 am

    As someone who runs a Vren, the Relentless deck, is super excited for TMNT, and doesn’t have an Ashcoat, of the Shadowswarm yet- this is totally rad news! Can’t wait for next Fri!

    • Timothy Zaccagnino
      Timothy Zaccagnino February 19, 2026 4:13 pm

      Hope you get the ones you’re looking for, Michael!

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