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NameAction News Crew Edit card
TypeCreature — human citizen
DescriptionVigilance Channel — Icons of mtg, Discard this card: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Draw a card.
Flavor"I just hope this isn't another wild turtle chase!" —Vernon Fenwick
ArtistGabriel Tanko
SetTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
WallpaperAction News Crew Crop image Wallpaperdownload
ImageAction News Crew Full hd imagedownload
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About Action News Crew

Action News Crew, Creature — human citizen, designed by Gabriel Tanko first released in Feb, 2026 in the set Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.

Action News Crew fits best in white-based go-wide or token strategies—such as Selesnya Tokens, Mono-White Aggro, or Commander decks led by go-wide commanders like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar or Jetmir, Nexus of Revels—because vigilance supports aggressive combat while the Channel ability acts as a late-game mana sink that permanently buffs an entire board and replaces itself. That said, at six mana to activate, the Channel mode is quite inefficient compared to cards like **Basri’s Solidarity**, **Collective Effort**, **Cathars’ Crusade**, or especially **Felidar Retreat**, which provide repeatable or more mana-efficient team-wide counters; even **Intrepid Adversary** or **Wedding Announcement** generally offer stronger value at lower opportunity cost. As a 2-drop with vigilance it’s serviceable filler in Limited or very casual token decks, but in competitive Standard, Pioneer, or Commander environments it’s likely outclassed and would not typically see play unless the metagame strongly

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