Retraction Helix
Instant$0.20
Until end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."
Legal in Commander
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Combos 18
Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller + Sol Ring
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Retraction Helix. Cast Sol Ring by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding {C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Sol Ring from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller + Mana Vault
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Retraction Helix. Cast Mana Vault by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller + Grim Monolith
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Retraction Helix. Cast Grim Monolith by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Grim Monolith by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Grim Monolith from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller + Basalt Monolith
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Retraction Helix. Cast Basalt Monolith by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Basalt Monolith from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Retraction Helix + Sewer-veillance Cam
- Infinite artifact ETB
- Infinite artifact LTB
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a creature that doesn't have summoning sickness and that can tap to produce at least {U}.
Steps
Activate the mana-producing creature by tapping it, adding at least {U}. Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting the mana-producing creature. Cast Sewer-veillance Cam by paying {U}. When Sewer-veillance Cam enters, it triggers, untapping the creature targeted by Retraction Helix. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Sewer-veillance Cam from the battlefield to your hand. When Sewer-veillance Cam leaves the battlefield, it triggers, untapping the creature targeted by Retraction Helix. Activate the mana-producing creature by tapping it, adding at least {U}. Repeat from step 3.
Retraction Helix + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Sewer-veillance Cam
- Cast all spells in your library
- Infinite blue mana
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a creature that doesn't have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting a creature you control that doesn't have summoning sickness. Cast Sewer-veillance Cam by paying {U}. When Sewer-veillance Cam enters, it triggers, untapping a creature you control. Activate Urza's first ability by tapping Sewer-veillance Cam, adding {U}. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Sewer-veillance Cam from the battlefield to your hand. When Sewer-veillance Cam leaves the battlefield, it triggers, untapping the creature tapped in step 5. Repeat from step 2.
Retraction Helix + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinite untap of creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a creature card in hand. Creatures you control can tap to produce enough mana to cast the creature card. You control at least one additional non-mana producing creature that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting any non-mana producing creature you control that does not have summoning sickness. Activate all mana-producing creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}. Cast the creature from your hand by paying its mana cost. When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning the creature cast in step 3 to your hand from the battlefield. Repeat from step 2.
Retraction Helix + Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator + Mox Amber
- Infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
- Infinite blue mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Rona does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Mox Amber by tapping it, adding {U}. Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting Rona. Activate Rona by tapping it, returning Mox Amber from the battlefield to your hand. Cast Mox Amber by paying {0}. Rona triggers, untapping itself. Activate Mox Amber by tapping it, adding one mana of any color among legendary creatures and/or planeswalkers you control. Repeat from step 3.
Retraction Helix + Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator + Mox Opal
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Rona does not have summoning sickness. You control at least three artifacts.
Steps
Activate Mox Opal by tapping it, adding {U}. Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting Rona. Activate Rona by tapping it, returning Mox Opal from the battlefield to your hand. Cast Mox Opal by paying {0}. Rona triggers, untapping itself. Activate Mox Opal by tapping it, adding one mana of any color. Repeat from step 3.
Retraction Helix + Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a historic card in hand with mana value zero. Traxos does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Retraction Helix by paying {U}, targeting Traxos. Cast any historic card from your hand by paying {0}. Traxos triggers, untapping itself. Activate Traxos by tapping it, returning the historic card from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 2.
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.
- Captain America, Living LegendRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Captain America, Living Legend can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Gandalf the GreyGandalf the Grey untaps your creatures and Retraction Helix taps your creatures.
- Master PakkuRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Master Pakku can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Gran-GranRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Gran-Gran can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Unctus, Grand MetatectRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Unctus, Grand Metatect can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Aang and KataraRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Aang and Katara can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- Kilo, Apogee MindRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Kilo, Apogee Mind can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Neerdiv, Devious DiverRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Neerdiv, Devious Diver can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Tui and La, Moon and OceanRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Tui and La, Moon and Ocean can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Saint Traft and Rem KarolusRetraction Helix taps your creatures, which Saint Traft and Rem Karolus can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.