Hoverguard Sweepers is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Flying When this creature enters, you may return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.
How it works : Hoverguard Sweepers
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Helga, Skittish Seer + Chakram Retriever + Hoverguard Sweepers
Infinite card drawNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least eight
that can only be spent to cast creature spell with mana value 4 or greater or with 
in their mana cost. - 2Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying its mana cost.
- 3Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger.
- 4Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga.
- 5Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, causing you to untap Helga.
- 6When Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning it and up to one other creature from the battlefield to their owner's hand.
- 7Repeat.
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#2
Helga, Skittish Seer + Mind Over Matter + Hoverguard Sweepers
Infinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least eight that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with in their mana cost.
- 2Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying
. - 3Helga triggers, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga.
- 4When Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Helga.
- 6Repeat.
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#3
Morophon, the Boundless + Fist of Suns + Hoverguard Sweepers
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countReturn any number of creatures to their owners' hands
- 1Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying
. - 2When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
- 3Repeat.
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#4
Morophon, the Boundless + Hoverguard Sweepers + Jodah, Archmage Eternal
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countReturn any number of creatures to their owners' hands
- 1Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying .
- 2When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
- 3Repeat.
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#5
Sneak Attack + Priest of Urabrask + Hoverguard Sweepers
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite red manaReturn any number of creatures to their owners' hands
- 1Activate Sneak Attack by paying
, putting Priest of Urabrask from your hand onto the battlefield. - 2Priest of Urabrask enters the battlefield, adding .
- 3Activate Sneak Attack by paying , putting Hoverguard Sweepers from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4Hoverguard Sweepers enters the battlefield, returning itself and Priest of Urabrask from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Hoverguard Sweepers + Morophon, the Boundless + Leyline of Mutation
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countReturn any number of creatures to their owners' hands
- 1Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying .
- 2When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
- 3Repeat.
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#7
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Intruder Alarm + Hoverguard Sweepers
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Cast Hoverguard Sweepers by paying its mana cost reduced by the number of creatures you can tap while casting it.
- 2When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it and Intruder Alarm trigger.
- 3Resolve the Hoverguard Sweepers trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
- 5Repeat.
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#8
Nethroi, Apex of Death + Phyrexian Altar + Mitotic Slime + Hoverguard Sweepers
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying
, putting it under a non-Human creature you control. - 2Nethroi triggers, returning Hoverguard Sweepers and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Hoverguard Sweepers enters, it triggers, returning Nethroi from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Hoverguard Sweepers and Mitotic Slime, adding .
- 5When Mitotic Slime dies, it triggers, creating two 2/2 Ooze creature tokens.
- 6Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the Oozes, adding
. - 7When the Oozes die, they trigger, creating four 1/1 Ooze creature tokens.
- 8Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Oozes, adding
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatormodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlduelpredh
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