Helm of Obedience
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SetPRM
Collector #65642
Released2017-09-17
Rarityrare
ArtistVolkan Baǵa
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesPromo · Reprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Helm of Obedience

RareReserved listMV 4
Artifact
, : Target opponent mills a card, then repeats this process until a creature card or X cards have been put into their graveyard this way, whichever comes first. If one or more creature cards were put into that graveyard this way, sacrifice this artifact and put one of them onto the battlefield under your control. X can't be 0.
Keywords
Mill
Card capabilities
Artifact
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Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 1996-06-10Newest 2008-09-22Cheapest priced $26.82 in ALL
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Oct 2008
If an effect like that of Leyline of the Void prevents cards from being put into your opponent’s graveyard, the process described in the first sentence of Helm of Obedience’s effect will never stop. Your opponent’s entire library will be exiled, even if X is 1.
wotc1 Oct 2008
You put the creature card onto the battlefield even if you can’t sacrifice Helm of Obedience (because it’s left the battlefield by the time its ability resolves, for example).