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Helga, Skittish Seer
WUGLegendary Creature — Frog Druid · from $3.84
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.
{T}: 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 {X} in their mana costs.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
58 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | $0.98 |
| 7 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 8 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 9 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | Instant | 1 | $0.71 |
| 11 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 12 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 13 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 14 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 15 | Cultivate | Sorcery | 3 | $0.38 |
| 16 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 17 | Farseek | Sorcery | 2 | $0.42 |
| 18 | Beast Within | Instant | 3 | $0.49 |
| 19 | Nature's Lore | Sorcery | 2 | $2.15 |
| 20 | Rampant Growth | Sorcery | 2 | $0.39 |
| 21 | Heroic Intervention | Instant | 2 | $9.28 |
| 22 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 23 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 24 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 25 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 26 | Birds of Paradise | Creature | 1 | $4.98 |
| 27 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 28 | Kodama's Reach | Sorcery | 3 | $1.55 |
| 29 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 30 | Three Visits | Sorcery | 2 | $5.55 |
| 31 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 32 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 33 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 34 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 35 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 36 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 37 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 38 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 39 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 40 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 41 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 42 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 43 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 44 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 45 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 46 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 47 | Llanowar Elves | Creature | 1 | $0.24 |
| 48 | Breeding Pool | Land | 0 | $9.15 |
| 49 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 50 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 51 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 52 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 53 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 54 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 55 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 56 | Boseiju, Who Endures | Land | 0 | $50.48 |
| 57 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 58 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 59 | Temple Garden | Land | 0 | $6.57 |
| 60 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 61 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 62 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 63 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 64 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 65 | Garruk's Uprising | Enchantment | 3 | $0.39 |
| 66 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 67 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 68 | Hinterland Harbor | Land | 0 | $0.28 |
| 69 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 70 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 71 | Elvish Mystic | Creature | 1 | $0.35 |
| 72 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 73 | Canopy Vista | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 74 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 75 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 76 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 77 | Sakura-Tribe Elder | Creature | 2 | $0.30 |
| 78 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 79 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 80 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 81 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 82 | Eternal Witness | Creature | 3 | $1.10 |
| 83 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 84 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 85 | Sunpetal Grove | Land | 0 | $0.28 |
| 86 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 87 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 88 | Yavimaya Coast | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 89 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 90 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 91 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 92 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 93 | Rejuvenating Springs | Land | 0 | $4.12 |
| 94 | Delighted Halfling | Creature | 1 | $25.91 |
| 95 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 96 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 97 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 98 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 99 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 100 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
Curve of these staples
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Most played with Helga, Skittish Seer
The 25 most-played cards in 45 settled top-16 lists running Helga, Skittish Seer (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Command Tower | 100% · 45 of 45 | 9 |
| 2 | Chakram Retriever | 96% · 43 of 45 | 9 |
| 3 | Temple Garden | 96% · 43 of 45 | 8 |
| 4 | Birds of Paradise | 93% · 42 of 45 | 9 |
| 5 | Breeding Pool | 93% · 42 of 45 | 8 |
| 6 | Hallowed Fountain | 93% · 42 of 45 | 8 |
| 7 | Noble Hierarch | 93% · 42 of 45 | 9 |
| 8 | Flooded Strand | 91% · 41 of 45 | 7 |
| 9 | Chrome Mox | 89% · 40 of 45 | 7 |
| 10 | Fierce Guardianship | 89% · 40 of 45 | 7 |
| 11 | Gaea's Cradle | 89% · 40 of 45 | 8 |
| 12 | Mindbreak Trap | 89% · 40 of 45 | 8 |
| 13 | Savannah | 89% · 40 of 45 | 7 |
| 14 | Tropical Island | 89% · 40 of 45 | 7 |
| 15 | Tundra | 89% · 40 of 45 | 7 |
| 16 | Windswept Heath | 89% · 40 of 45 | 8 |
| 17 | Avacyn's Pilgrim | 87% · 39 of 45 | 9 |
| 18 | Boseiju, Who Endures | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
| 19 | Flusterstorm | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
| 20 | Force of Will | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
| 21 | Gemstone Caverns | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
| 22 | High Fae Trickster | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
| 23 | Mana Confluence | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
| 24 | Mental Misstep | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
| 25 | Mox Diamond | 87% · 39 of 45 | 7 |
Combos with Helga, Skittish Seer
The 10 most popular of 16 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Chakram Retriever + Helga, Skittish Seer + Venser, Shaper Savant
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · 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
Ancestral Statue + Chakram Retriever + Helga, Skittish Seer
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · 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
Blinking Spirit + Chakram Retriever + Helga, Skittish Seer
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · 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
Chakram Retriever + Helga, Skittish Seer + Palinchron
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce · Near-infinite untap of lands you control · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count · 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
Chakram Retriever + Helga, Skittish Seer + Peregrine Drake + Temur Sabertooth
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce · Near-infinite untap of lands you control · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count · 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
Chakram Retriever + Helga, Skittish Seer + Hoverguard Sweepers
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · 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 · Return a portion of target creatures to their owner's hand
Chakram Retriever + Great Whale + Helga, Skittish Seer + Temur Sabertooth
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce · Near-infinite untap of lands you control · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count · 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
Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter + Venser, Shaper Savant
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · 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
Chakram Retriever + Helga, Skittish Seer + Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · 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
Ancestral Statue + Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter
Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite creature LTB · 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
Top finishes
The 8 most recent of 49 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 13th of 21 — Deutzer Dungeon Derby - CBG mini tournament series - p6 on Topdeck.ggOct 6, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Twerkules
- 8th of 41 — Mana Burn II - European cEDH Championship Qualifier on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Luca Leão Cruz
- 15th of 36 — CEDH for a Tropical Island & More! on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Hop on pop
- 7th of 20 — NJcEDH Low-Stakes @ Gilded Raven Games on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Dannnnnn [WOOD]
- 10th of 20 — AZMS CEDH Qualifier #7 on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Pavle Lapcic
- 2nd of 56 — Consult The Coast Win-A-Dual CEDH Tournamemt (Good Games Strathpine) on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 4–1–1 · by Alexandros N Makris
- 4th of 25 — Head to Head Games cEDH Slam #3 on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 3–2–2 · by Hop on pop
- 11th of 19 — CEDH September Event 2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Austin Gomez
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.