---
name: "Baron Helmut Zemo"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Noble Villain"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Boast", "Connive"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "405"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wero Gallo"
oracle_id: "0fe6c042-1182-4392-8938-fee36149d74f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/baron-helmut-zemo-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Baron Helmut Zemo
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Noble Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Boast, Connive

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a black spell from your hand, Baron Helmut Zemo connives.
Boast — Exile any number of black cards from your graveyard with fifteen or more black mana symbols among their mana costs: Copy those exiled cards. You may cast up to three of the copies without paying their mana costs. (Activate only if this creature attacked this turn and only once each turn.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Helmut Zemo, Mastermind](/printing/helmut-zemo-mastermind-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble Villain
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3. [Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic](/printing/arnim-zola-bio-fanatic-msh.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Scientist Villain
4. [Kaervek, the Punisher](/printing/kaervek-the-punisher-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
5. [Baron Von Count](/printing/baron-von-count-ust.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
6. [The Magic Bandit](/printing/the-magic-bandit-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #405
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wero Gallo
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`