Saved by the Shell

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Name	Saved by the Shell
Type	Instant
Description	This spell costs 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.
Flavor	"I LOVE being a turtle!" —Michelangelo
Artist	Leonardo Santanna
Set	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #132
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Saved by the Shell

Saved by the Shell, Instant, designed by Leonardo Santanna first released in Feb, 2026 in the set Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

**Saved by the Shell** would fit best in a green-based aggro or midrange deck—especially one built around Turtles or a +1/+1 counter strategy—because it functions as both protection and a combat trick, letting you win fights, push damage through with trample, and blank removal thanks to hexproof and indestructible; in a dedicated Turtle deck it’s particularly efficient at just **G**, making it a strong tempo play. However, outside of Turtle synergy, there are generally stronger or more flexible options: **Tamiyo’s Safekeeping** (G) protects a permanent and gains 2 life more reliably, **Snakeskin Veil** (G) gives hexproof and a +1/+1 counter permanently at instant speed, **Tyvar’s Stand** scales into a finisher while granting hexproof and indestructible, and **Blossoming Defense** (if legal in the format) is often more mana-efficient for pure protection. While Saved by the Shell is powerful due to granting trample plus indestructible in one card, it is somewhat niche and would mainly se