Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, the Ring tempts you.

triggered —

Whenever the Ring tempts you, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and the rest into their graveyard.

triggered —

triggered — mills a card

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: the Ring tempts you, put a land onto the battlefield, mill a card.

Cares about: the Ring tempts you.

Works well with

the Ring tempts you — 49 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ringwraiths — When Sméagol, Helpful Guide has the Ring tempt you, Ringwraiths returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Nazgûl — When Sméagol, Helpful Guide has the Ring tempt you, Nazgûl puts a counter on a Wraith
  3. Gollum, Patient Plotter — When Gollum, Patient Plotter has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  4. Sam's Desperate Rescue — When Sam's Desperate Rescue has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  5. Witch-king of Angmar — When Witch-king of Angmar has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  6. Dúnedain Rangers — When Dúnedain Rangers has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  7. One Ring to Rule Them All — When One Ring to Rule Them All has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  8. Claim the Precious — When Claim the Precious has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  9. The Black Breath — When The Black Breath has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  10. Mirrormere Guardian — When Mirrormere Guardian has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  11. Uruk-hai Berserker — When Uruk-hai Berserker has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  12. Enraged Huorn — When Enraged Huorn has the Ring tempt you, Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts a land onto the battlefield
  13. Sauron, the Dark Lord — When Sméagol, Helpful Guide has the Ring tempt you, Sauron, the Dark Lord draws and discards
  14. Call of the Ring — When Sméagol, Helpful Guide has the Ring tempt you, Call of the Ring makes you lose life

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Horror deals combat damage — 382 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When Sméagol, Helpful Guide deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

a card is milled — 772 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

  1. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — When a permanent makes a player mill a card thanks to Sméagol, Helpful Guide, Lo and Li, Royal Advisors puts a counter on an Advisor

a land enters the battlefield — 1,560 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

When a land enters thanks to Sméagol, Helpful Guide:

  1. Primeval Bounty — gains you 3 life
  2. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — makes a token
  4. Emeria Shepherd — brings a card back
  5. Quest for the Necropolis — puts a quest counter on itself
  6. Soul Stair Expedition — puts a quest counter on itself
  7. Nissa of Shadowed Boughs — puts counters on a permanent
  8. Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally — makes a token
  9. Silvan Reveler — returns itself from the graveyard
  10. Floral Evoker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

199 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

Sméagol, Helpful Guide puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Samwise Gamgee — can bring back
  2. Fire Nation Salvagers — can bring back
  3. Bloodbond March — can bring back
  4. Thor, God of Thunder — can bring back
  5. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — can bring back
  6. Harness the Storm — can bring back
  7. Transplant Theorist — can bring back
  8. Heart-Shaped Herb — can bring back
  9. Rescue from the Underworld — can bring back
  10. Victimize — can bring back

434 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Sméagol, Helpful Guide:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  5. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  6. Compost — draws you 1 card
  7. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  8. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  9. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura

116 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Saw — sacrifices a creature

193 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Sméagol, Helpful Guide blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

29 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

346 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Sméagol is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Sméagol, Helpful Guide enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

62 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.