Magic: The Gathering · box
Helpful Hunter
Secret Lair Drop · #895 · rare · 2019
Creature — Cat
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Market reference
$26.83
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 895 / 2634
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Chuck Grieb
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Promo types
- sldbonus
- Printed
- 2025-03-17
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature
- Power / Toughness
- 1 / 1
Also does
Strategy & play
How Helpful Hunter plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Helpful Hunter
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Chuck Grieb
This card was illustrated by Chuck Grieb.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{W}
Type: Creature — Cat
When this creature enters, draw a card.
"The spoils of victory taste of catnip."
P/T: 1/1
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $26.83 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €40.85 |
| EUR (foil) | €33.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Helpful Hunter is real?
Helpful Hunter is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Helpful Hunter worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Helpful Hunter is $26.83; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Helpful Hunter from?
Helpful Hunter is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secret Lair Drop" in the box series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Helpful Hunter?
Helpful Hunter is a rare card in the Secret Lair Drop set.
Other Helpful Hunter printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
