---
name: "Helm of Obedience"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "121"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "16cadebf-c484-41f8-9e38-5c2c528f5b54"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/helm-of-obedience-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Helm of Obedience
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
{X}, {T}: 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sands of Delirium](/printing/sands-of-delirium-m13.md) — Artifact
2. [Millstone](/printing/millstone-atq.md) — Artifact
3. [Hypnotic Swirly Disc](/printing/hypnotic-swirly-disc-ust.md) — Artifact — Contraption
4. [Shriekhorn](/printing/shriekhorn-mbs.md) — Artifact
5. [Grinding Station](/printing/grinding-station-5dn.md) — Artifact
6. [Mesmeric Orb](/printing/mesmeric-orb-mrd.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #121
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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