Helm of the Ghastlord

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

As long as enchanted creature is blue, it gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card."

As long as enchanted creature is black, it gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card."

Combos

• Helm of the Ghastlord + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

NV_1980 on Ultra mill

1 month ago

Man this brings back memories! My Dimir mill deck used to be commanded by this guy, until I decided to switch to Phenax, God of Deception. I'd recommend adding Helm of the Ghastlord, to make Mirko harder to block. There are some other auras you can consider as well, like Aqueous Form, Cloak of Mists and Diplomatic Immunity. By the by, I would expect Lightning Greaves or Swiftfoot Boots in here too, just so that he's harder to stop through targeted spells. Any reason for not including these?

SufferFromEDHD on Oh My Gizzard, It's a Zombie Wizard (Nekusar)

5 months ago

Cephalid Coliseum brutal

Witch's Clinic tech

Helm of the Ghastlord more tech

Razorkin Needlehead > Baleful Strix

Bookrook on Oh My Gizzard, It's a Zombie Wizard (Nekusar)

10 months ago

Memory jar and peer into the abyss are such powerful cards that I would play a copy of them anyway. Plus you can bluff peer to dissuade people from attacking you, as it is just a walking instakill. To counteract these pricier cards, I would play more ramp such as a skyclave relic or one of the signets. Helm of the Ghastlord is another card I forgot to mention.

SufferFromEDHD on The Mind-Razing Monarch

11 months ago

Burning Inquiry Nekusars Ancestral Recall!

Perplex this has been surprisingly strong in my build.

Helm of the Ghastlord possibly the best aura for Nekusar?

Breathstealer's Crypt cruel and unusual.

Anvil of Bogardan this should be in the main.

Ummm if you are rocking Timetwister you can figure out a way to fit Echo of Eons and Time Spiral into this!

Caerwyn on Should I Keep Font of …

11 months ago

I would cut Font of Mythos, Howling Mine, Master of the Feast and Temple Bell - not one of those cards does enough to win you the game. Forced Fruition is a trap also - it usually reads "let them combo off by giving them every card they need to win on a single turn, without being able to do enough damage to stop them."

Nekusar works best when he is hyper explosive, tossing mass damage on the field through wheels. Instead of wasting your time with these small, incremental damage, you really should be looking to add Dark Deal, Windfall, Winds of Change. Whispering Madness, etc. Teferi's Puzzle Box is another high impact card that should be a must-include. Phyresis, Glistening Oil, and other ways to confer Infect will drastically will increase your odds of winning. Cards like Curiosity add huge card advantage. And auras like Helm of the Ghastlord and Sigil of Sleep can use Nekusar to help lock out opponents.

Cut the lifegain cards like Ivory Tower and Elixir of Immortality, as well as combat-focused cards like Akroma's Memorial. None of those do anything for your actual gameplan.

You also could stand to get your average mana cost down. Seizan, Perverter of Truth, for example, is synergistic, but five mana is steep and the card slot would be better off as a wheel.

ReticleMouse on The Litch King

1 year ago

Dark Ritual Burning Inquiry Helm of the Ghastlord Otherworld Atlas Folio of Fancies Triskaidekaphile - Midnight Clock

DemonDragonJ on Mind Over Matter

1 year ago

I have replaced Helm of the Ghastlord and Steel of the Godhead with Blind Obedience and Keen Duelist, which reduced this deck's average converted mana cost from 3.94 to 3.89, which is very nice, because the latter cards far better match the theme of this deck than did the former cards.

DemonDragonJ on Diabolical Machinations

1 year ago

I have replaced Fists of the Demigod, Helm of the Ghastlord, and Pain Magnification with Angrath's Rampage, Mayhem Devil, and Triskaidekaphile, which reduced this deck's average converted mana cost from 4.44 to 4.40, which is very nice, since this deck has a very high mana curve; the first two cards have strong synergy with the deck's theme, and the latter card is simply a nice card to have, as it is good to have an alternate win condition in a deck with such a high mana curve.