Helga, Skittish Seer
Legendary Creature — Frog Druid1/3$3.47
Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 4 or greater, you draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. : Add X mana of any one color, where X is Helga's power. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with in their mana costs.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 16
Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever + Venser, Shaper Savant
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Helga has power 4 or greater and does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least {U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent to cast creature spell with mana value 4 or greater or with {X} in their mana cost. Cast Venser by paying its mana cost. Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger. Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, causing you to untap Helga. When Venser enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever + Ancestral Statue
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Helga has power 4 or greater and does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least four mana of any color that can only be spent to cast creature spell with mana value 4 or greater or with {X} in their mana cost. Cast Ancestral Statue by paying its mana cost. Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger. Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, causing you to untap Helga. When Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever + Blinking Spirit
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least {W}{W}{W}{W} that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or with {X} in their mana cost. Cast Blinking Spirit by paying {3}{W}. Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger. Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, causing you to untap Helga. Activate Blinking Spirit by paying {0}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever + Palinchron
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of lands you control
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {5}{U}{U}. Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 7 or greater.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding an amount of {U} equal to its power that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or with {X} in their mana cost. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}. Cast Palinchron by paying {5}{U}{U}. Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger. Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, untapping Helga. Resolve the Palinchron spell. When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Palinchron by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever + Hoverguard Sweepers
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Helga has power 8 or greater and does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least eight {U} that can only be spent to cast creature spell with mana value 4 or greater or with {X} in their mana cost. Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying its mana cost. Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger. Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, causing you to untap Helga. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning it and up to one other creature from the battlefield to their owner's hand. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter + Venser, Shaper Savant
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 4 or greater.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least {U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with {X} in their mana cost. Cast Venser by paying {2}{U}{U}. Helga triggers, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. When Venser enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Helga. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever + Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least {U}{U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent to cast a creature spell with mana value 4 or greater or with {X} in its mana cost. Cast Spider-Man 2099 by paying its mana cost. Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger. Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, causing you to untap Helga. When Spider-Man 2099 enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter + Ancestral Statue
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 4 or greater.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least {4} that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with {X} in their mana cost. Cast Ancestral Statue by paying {4}. Helga triggers, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. When Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Helga. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter + Blinking Spirit
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 4 or greater.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least {W}{W}{W}{W} that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with {X} in their mana cost. Cast Blinking Spirit by paying {3}{W}. Helga triggers, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. Activate Blinking Spirit by paying {0}, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Helga. Repeat.
Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter + Palinchron
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 4 or greater. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}, plus an amount of generic mana equal to {7} minus Helga's power.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least {U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with {X} in their mana cost. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}, plus up to an additional {3} if needed. Cast Palinchron by paying {5}{U}{U}. Helga triggers, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Palinchron by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Helga. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Aang and KataraHelga, Skittish Seer taps your creatures, which Aang and Katara can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- The ThingHelga, Skittish Seer puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and The Thing doubles counters.
- Atraxa, Praetors' VoiceAtraxa, Praetors' Voice proliferates and Helga, Skittish Seer puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Tidus, Yuna's GuardianTidus, Yuna's Guardian proliferates and Helga, Skittish Seer puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Tam, the PossibilityTam, the Possibility proliferates and Helga, Skittish Seer puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Shanna, Purifying BladeHelga, Skittish Seer gains you life, which Shanna, Purifying Blade can use.
- Derevi, Empyrial TacticianDerevi, Empyrial Tactician untaps your creatures and Helga, Skittish Seer taps your creatures.
- Estrid, the MaskedEstrid, the Masked untaps your creatures and Helga, Skittish Seer taps your creatures.
- Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic BridgeHelga, Skittish Seer is a Legendary permanent, which Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge can use.
- Jodah, the UnifierHelga, Skittish Seer is a Legendary permanent, which Jodah, the Unifier can use.