---
name: "Helm of the Ghastlord"
mana_cost: "{3}{U/B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Franz Vohwinkel"
oracle_id: "66fa528f-0e3a-450f-9035-1ba5a8a921e6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/helm-of-the-ghastlord-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Helm of the Ghastlord
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U/B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
As long as enchanted creature is blue, it gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card."
As long as enchanted creature is black, it gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hard Cover](/printing/hard-cover-m20.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Snake Umbra](/printing/snake-umbra-woc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Scavenged Weaponry](/printing/scavenged-weaponry-inv.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Chosen by Heliod](/printing/chosen-by-heliod-j25.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Twisted Embrace](/printing/twisted-embrace-neo.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Vampirism](/printing/vampirism-vis.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Franz Vohwinkel
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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