Helitrooper
Mana cost
Mana value2TypeCreature — Human Soldier
Color identity White
RarityRare
SetFinal Fantasy Commander (FIC)
ArtistHAIKEI
Price€0.22 · $0.20
Mana value2TypeCreature — Human Soldier
Color identity White
RarityRare
SetFinal Fantasy Commander (FIC)
ArtistHAIKEI
Price€0.22 · $0.20Helitrooper
Creature — Human Soldier
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, another target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn.
Equip abilities you activate that target this creature cost
less to activate.
Whenever this creature attacks, another target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn.
Equip abilities you activate that target this creature cost
less to activate.1/2
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2025-06-06
Helitrooper's last ability reduces only the amount of generic mana you pay for equip abilities that target Helitrooper. For example, it will reduce to 
, but it will have no effect on an equip cost of 
.
2025-06-06
Some Equipment creature cards in other sets have reconfigure, a different ability that attaches them to a creature. Reconfigure is not an equip ability, and reconfigure costs are not reduced by Helitrooper's last ability. Equip variants or equip abilities with restrictions, like the "equip legendary creature" ability of Wrecking Ball Arm, are still equip abilities, and their costs will be reduced by Helitrooper's last ability. (Sure, Helitrooper isn't normally legendary, but there are ways to fix that.)
