Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard · 
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis is part of 18 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Blood Funnel and Memory Crystal.
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying and vigilance.
Whenever you attack with one or more Birds, scry 2.
- Mana value
- 4
- Power/Toughness
- 2/4
- Keywords
- Scry
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Hermes, Overseer of Elpis across all of its 18 combos.
Roles in combos
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Hermes, Overseer of Elpis provides to the combos it is part of.
- Permanent with "When you cast a spell, create a token"
Combos with Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
18 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Intruder Alarm
Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite untap of all creatures
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
The Tenth Doctor
Mana Echoes
Reality Strobe
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite magecraft triggers
Mass Land Denial
Return any number of permanents to their owner's hand
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
The Tenth Doctor
Mana Echoes
Inspiring Refrain
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
The Tenth Doctor
Mana Echoes
Arc Blade
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite damage
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: G, U, R
Cards in combo:
The Tenth Doctor
Mana Echoes
Venture Forth
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite landfall triggers
Put all lands from your library onto the battlefield
Color Identity: G, U, R
Cards in combo:
The Tenth Doctor
Mana Echoes
Cyclical Evolution
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Tenth Doctor
Mana Echoes
Festering March
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite magecraft triggers
Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Tenth Doctor
Mana Echoes
Charnel Serenade
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite surveil
Put all creature cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield with finality counters on them
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Searing Touch
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Seething Anger
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Electro, Assaulting Battery
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Searing Touch
Urabrask // The Great Work
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Urabrask // The Great Work
Seething Anger
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Urabrask // The Great Work
Haze of Rage
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Searing Touch
Storm-Kiln Artist
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Seething Anger
Storm-Kiln Artist
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Searing Touch
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Seething Anger
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Blood Funnel
Memory Crystal
Haze of Rage
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
