Have you considered running mutate creatures? For instance turn 3 helga, turn 4 gemrazer to draw 1 card, remove something and put helga at 5 power, now you can tap her and cast another creature costing up to 5. Not to mention helga gets trample if you want to attack with her once she is big enough and reach so you can have a strong blocker and then cast a creature with flash, like say pouncing shoreshark which would then let you destroy another artifact/enchantment and bounce a creature.
There are 4 good mutate creatures you can run with helga (would love to have more good ones). But the strongest one on curve is Sawtusk Demolisher. Having a 7/7 helga ready to tap on turn 4 is pretty good.
Thoughts on building Helga with Hydras? Builds of the +1/+1 counters a lot with effects like Hydra's Growth, Unbound Flourishing, Benevolent Hydra, Kalonian Hydra, etc.
Helga looks hella fun with Imoti. Helga cares about casting creatures and is a mana dork that could tap for 3 or more mana most often, helping to lessen the burden of casting mana value 6 or more for Imoti in later rounds. Plus the fact that Imoti enables cascade into multiple creatures mana value 4 or more, Helga would be one beefy phrog
I’ve been debating between building Helga, Glarb, or Flubs. The frogs of this set are really appealing to me for some reason, and I also already have a Tatsunari, Toad Rider deck so I’m not sure what that says about me.
Keruga is a trap. You're giving up on some of the best early game ramp, cheap removal and all the counterspells and in return get an 8mana to draw 3,4,5 cards or so from the companion zone. Not worth it imho
With increasing no of great legends i am considering to build 5c legends matter creature fun deck and Helga would help a lot. My beloved deck permanents only idea and Primal Surge. Just not sure how well it would fit....🤔🧐
Animar, Soul of Elements Bristly Bill, Spine Sower Dreamtide Whale Roaming Throne Spark Double Forgotten Ancient Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Imperial Recruiter Painter’s Servant K-9, Mark I Champion of Lambholt Sun Quan, Lord of Wu Karlach, Fury of Avernus Lightning Greaves Ogre Battledriver Urabrask the Hidden Maelstrom Wanderer Apex Devastator Shadowspear Legion Loyalist Pathbreaker Ibex Craterhoof Behemoth Kodama of the West Tree Mana Crypt Sol Ring Birds of Paradise Delighted Halfling Sakura-Tribe Elder Cloud of Faeries Nature’s Lore Dockside Extortionist Nissa, Resurgent Animist Vizier of the Menagerie Sowing Mycospawn Saryth, the Viper’s Fang Defiler of Vigor Mirri’s Guile Sensei’s Divining Top Faerie Mastermind Pollywog Prodigy Sylvan Library Rhystic Study Twenty-Toed Toad Shaman of the Great Hunt Guardian Project Beast Whisperer Jace, the Mind Sculptor Ohran Frostfang Shamanic Revelation Tatyova, Benthic Druid Consecrated Sphinx Disciple of Freyalise Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Evolution Witness Wandering Archaic Siren Stormtamer Spellskite Azure Beastbinder Hope-Ender Coatl Tranquil Frillback Endurance Glen Elendra Archmage Terror of the Peaks Silverback Elder Cyclonic Rift Balefire Dragon Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Command Tower City of Brass Mana Confluence Exotic Orchard Cavern of Souls Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Misty Rainforest Wooded Foothills Scalding Tarn Prismatic Vista Forest Forest Island Island Mountain Mountain Urza’s Cave Gaea’s Cradle Minamo, School at Water’s Edge Yavimaya Hollow Kessig Wolf Run Strip Mine Shifting Woodland Cinder Glade Breeding Pool Stomping Ground Steam Vents Cascade Bluffs Fire-Lit Thicket Flooded Grove Dreamroot Cascade Rockfall Vale Stormcarved Coast
I think it is closer to a Magus Lucea Kane that is not limited to X spells but rather limited to 4+ cmc creatures more than it is like Animar.
I've found Pollywog Prodigy as a fun card in my Helga deck to help boost the card draw
Have you considered running mutate creatures? For instance turn 3 helga, turn 4 gemrazer to draw 1 card, remove something and put helga at 5 power, now you can tap her and cast another creature costing up to 5. Not to mention helga gets trample if you want to attack with her once she is big enough and reach so you can have a strong blocker and then cast a creature with flash, like say pouncing shoreshark which would then let you destroy another artifact/enchantment and bounce a creature.
all great reccos.
There are 4 good mutate creatures you can run with helga (would love to have more good ones).
But the strongest one on curve is Sawtusk Demolisher. Having a 7/7 helga ready to tap on turn 4 is pretty good.
Thoughts on building Helga with Hydras? Builds of the +1/+1 counters a lot with effects like Hydra's Growth, Unbound Flourishing, Benevolent Hydra, Kalonian Hydra, etc.
Definitely possible I mention that in the video
Not having protection from the best removal colors is a big deal. Taping for Mama instead of a static cost reduction is also a substantial downgrade.
Yeah, it's like an actually fair animar.
100% animar is wayyyy more powerful
There are numerous spells that can be used as protection and untap effect plus they buff helgas power therefore functioning as rituals
Blossoming defense for example is a 2mv ritual for creatures or protection
Righteousness is a 1 mana 7 mana ritual with helga 😇
Helga looks hella fun with Imoti. Helga cares about casting creatures and is a mana dork that could tap for 3 or more mana most often, helping to lessen the burden of casting mana value 6 or more for Imoti in later rounds. Plus the fact that Imoti enables cascade into multiple creatures mana value 4 or more, Helga would be one beefy phrog
I was just looking at building Helga; this list seems sweet!
Hell ya, hope you enjoy it!
I currently have a Keruga brew of Helga as well, but I might consider switching her over to x cost creatures. Then again both seem fun options to me.
I’ve been debating between building Helga, Glarb, or Flubs. The frogs of this set are really appealing to me for some reason, and I also already have a Tatsunari, Toad Rider deck so I’m not sure what that says about me.
FROGE
They are all diff style of builds so build all of em!
I'm with you I can't make a choice cause they also all have themes I like just not sure if I want counters or self mill
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Keruga is a trap. You're giving up on some of the best early game ramp, cheap removal and all the counterspells and in return get an 8mana to draw 3,4,5 cards or so from the companion zone. Not worth it imho
Just evoking creature with Helga is good too
With increasing no of great legends i am considering to build 5c legends matter creature fun deck and Helga would help a lot. My beloved deck permanents only idea and Primal Surge. Just not sure how well it would fit....🤔🧐
Just keep in mind Helga makes mana of a single color only - not great for multi colored legends!
Skittish seer + Venser + Indruder Alarm = draw ur entire deck
yes, that is said within the video.
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Animar, Soul of Elements
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Dreamtide Whale
Roaming Throne
Spark Double
Forgotten Ancient
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Imperial Recruiter
Painter’s Servant
K-9, Mark I
Champion of Lambholt
Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Lightning Greaves
Ogre Battledriver
Urabrask the Hidden
Maelstrom Wanderer
Apex Devastator
Shadowspear
Legion Loyalist
Pathbreaker Ibex
Craterhoof Behemoth
Kodama of the West Tree
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Birds of Paradise
Delighted Halfling
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Cloud of Faeries
Nature’s Lore
Dockside Extortionist
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
Vizier of the Menagerie
Sowing Mycospawn
Saryth, the Viper’s Fang
Defiler of Vigor
Mirri’s Guile
Sensei’s Divining Top
Faerie Mastermind
Pollywog Prodigy
Sylvan Library
Rhystic Study
Twenty-Toed Toad
Shaman of the Great Hunt
Guardian Project
Beast Whisperer
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Ohran Frostfang
Shamanic Revelation
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Consecrated Sphinx
Disciple of Freyalise
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Evolution Witness
Wandering Archaic
Siren Stormtamer
Spellskite
Azure Beastbinder
Hope-Ender Coatl
Tranquil Frillback
Endurance
Glen Elendra Archmage
Terror of the Peaks
Silverback Elder
Cyclonic Rift
Balefire Dragon
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
Command Tower
City of Brass
Mana Confluence
Exotic Orchard
Cavern of Souls
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Misty Rainforest
Wooded Foothills
Scalding Tarn
Prismatic Vista
Forest
Forest
Island
Island
Mountain
Mountain
Urza’s Cave
Gaea’s Cradle
Minamo, School at Water’s Edge
Yavimaya Hollow
Kessig Wolf Run
Strip Mine
Shifting Woodland
Cinder Glade
Breeding Pool
Stomping Ground
Steam Vents
Cascade Bluffs
Fire-Lit Thicket
Flooded Grove
Dreamroot Cascade
Rockfall Vale
Stormcarved Coast
Coming from a animar player no she’s not lmao
calling helga power creep on animar is extremely stupid