Helga, Skittish Seer
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- Commander
- Helga, Skittish Seer
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $443.24
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 74/100. Plays like +1/+1 counters and Tokens.
This reads as +1/+1 counters · Tokens, built around Helga, Skittish Seer. Every creature is a mana sink for growth: counters snowball across the board, doublers turn increments into avalanches, and payoffs convert size into evasion, draw, or the kill. The deck's weakness is exponential dependence: protect the doublers and watch out for clean board resets. Its strongest fundamental is land count (36 lands. About 37 fits this curve for +1/+1 counters, with your cost reduction counted); the first thing to tighten is commander synergy: Only 18 of 62 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want lifegain, +1/+1 counter, card-draw support.
- A-Mana reliability
- A+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- A+Card draw
- A+Interaction
- C-Commander synergy
- A+Win conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- C-Commander synergyOnly 18 of 62 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want lifegain, +1/+1 counter, card-draw support.
Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, ramp, card draw, interaction, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
86 cards graded: A 1, A- 14, B+ 38, B 33. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Helga, Skittish Seer from B- to B+.
Evolution Sage2G$2.99
In place of Inga and Esika: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (63/100)
Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (12 producers). Pays off your land engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan.
Champion of Lambholt1GG$4.81
In place of Chakram Retriever: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (24 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. EDHREC +1/+1 counters staple.
Fathom Mage2GU$0.82
In place of Thryx, the Sudden Storm: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (24 producers). Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (12 producers). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan.
Thrummingbird1U$0.26
In place of Brokers Ascendancy: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Fuels your go-wide payoffs (8 in deck). Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (12 producers). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan.
Evolution Witness2G$0.28
In place of Galadriel, Light of Valinor: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (66/100)
Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (12 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (8 in deck). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan.
Arbor ElfG$0.86
In place of Silverback Elder: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (66/100)
Works with the commander directly. Fits the commander's plan. Fuels your go-wide payoffs (8 in deck).
Thought Vessel2—
In place of Zimone, Paradox Sculptor: weakest slot in the deck (66/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (16 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Decanter of Endless Water3$5.07
In place of Apex Devastator: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (16 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Psychosis Crawler5$2.50
In place of Ghalta, Primal Hunger: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (16 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Cathars' Crusade3WW$9.62
In place of Nulldrifter: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (24 producers). Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (12 producers). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 38
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- B+
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- A-
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- B
- B
- B
Planeswalkers 1
- B+
Instants 9
- A-
- A-
- B+
- B+
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- A
- A-
- B+
- A-
Sorceries 5
- B+
- B+
- B+
- B+
- B+
Artifacts 5
- B+
- B+
- A-
- B+
- B+
Enchantments 6
- B+
- B
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- B+
- B
- A-
Lands 35
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B×7
- B
- B
- B
- B×5
- B×4
- B
- B
- B
- B+
- B+
- B
- B
- B
- B
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