Helium Squirter
Creature — Beast Mutant
Graft 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
: Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2015
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #21565
Helium Squirter puts a +1/+1 counter on any target creature and grants it flying until end of turn — a graft enabler that doubles as a combat trick. The three-mana body is forgettable, but the activated ability is the whole point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Helium Squirter sees essentially no play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats have no interest in a three-mana 1/1 when faster, more powerful options exist. In Pauper, graft is a fringe mechanic and Helium Squirter doesn't push it into viability. Commander is where it has any real home, specifically in graft or +1/+1 counter decks led by commanders like Vorel of the Hull Clade or Ozawa, Samurai Commander — the flying grant doubles as evasion infrastructure in a pinch.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Helium Squirter is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It holds no value upside and is unlikely to spike without a dedicated graft or counter synergy card in a future set pushing the mechanic into relevance.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.