---
name: "Hydraulic Helper"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Robot"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kevin Glint"
oracle_id: "503928cd-1abd-44cd-92c3-6dc19bb07f78"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hydraulic-helper-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hydraulic Helper
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Robot
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{T}: Add {U}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.

> *"Put it here. No, not there. I *said* not there. Great. You've ruined six million dollars' worth of research, and I still don't have my coffee."
—Tony Stark*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #57
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kevin Glint
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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