Hoverguard Sweepers
Creature — Drone5/6$0.32
Flying When this creature enters, you may return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 16
Hoverguard Sweepers + Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever
- 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.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter
- 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 8 or greater.
Steps
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least eight {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 Hoverguard Sweepers by paying {6}{U}{U}. Helga triggers, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Helga. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Morophon, the Boundless + Fist of Suns
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite storm count
- Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying {0}. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Morophon, the Boundless + Jodah, Archmage Eternal
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite storm count
- Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying {0}. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Sneak Attack + Priest of Urabrask
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Sneak Attack by paying {R}, putting Priest of Urabrask from your hand onto the battlefield. Priest of Urabrask enters the battlefield, adding {R}{R}{R}. Activate Sneak Attack by paying {R}, putting Hoverguard Sweepers from your hand onto the battlefield. Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, returning itself and Priest of Urabrask from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Morophon, the Boundless + Leyline of Mutation
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite storm count
- Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying {0}. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Zacama, Primal Calamity + Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Lands you control tap for at least {2}{R}{G}{W} plus half the cost of your self-bouncing creature.
Steps
Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them. Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable. When Zacama enters, its ability triggers twice through Virtue of Knowledge. Resolve the first Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control. Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them. Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control. Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying its mana cost. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, its ability triggers twice, causing you to return itself and Zacama (and up to two other target creatures) to their owners' hands. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Dazzling Theater // Prop Room + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinite untap of creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control enough creatures such that you can cast Hoverguard Sweepers between mana produced by those creatures and its convoke ability.
Steps
Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by tapping a number of creatures and paying {0}. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, it and Intruder Alarm trigger. Resolve the Hoverguard Sweepers trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinite untap of creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You are able to pay to cast Hoverguard Sweepers using any combination of mana-producing creatures and/or creatures that can reduce its cost using convoke.
Steps
Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying its mana cost reduced by the number of creatures you can tap while casting it. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it and Intruder Alarm trigger. Resolve the Hoverguard Sweepers trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures. Repeat.
Hoverguard Sweepers + Zacama, Primal Calamity + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Lands you control tap for at least {2}{R}{G}{W} plus half the cost of your self-bouncing creature.
Steps
Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them. Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable. When Zacama enters, its ability triggers twice through Elesh Norn. Resolve the first Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control. Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them. Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control. Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying its mana cost. When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, its ability triggers twice, causing you to return itself and Zacama (and up to two other target creatures) to their owners' hands. 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.
- Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated copies your triggered abilities, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Thassa, Deep-DwellingThassa, Deep-Dwelling blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Brago, King EternalBrago, King Eternal blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Y'shtola RhulY'shtola Rhul blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Kykar, Zephyr AwakenerKykar, Zephyr Awakener blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Abuelo, Ancestral EchoAbuelo, Ancestral Echo blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Oji, the Exquisite BladeOji, the Exquisite Blade blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Elrond, Moon-ReaderElrond, Moon-Reader blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Don & Leo, Problem SolversDon & Leo, Problem Solvers blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Hoverguard Sweepers can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.