Lightning Helix
Instant
MMAModern Masters#179uncommon
Foil
"Rage is not the answer. Rage followed by fitting vengeance is the answer." —Ajani
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 20–280
- Illustrator
- Raymond Swanland
- Found in
- Modern Masters Draft Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Plays as: Burn · Planeswalker Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-2.8%
$0.35
$0.19 low$0.14 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.90
$0.49 low$0.04 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.35as of 2026-07-12
-2.8%
H $0.41L $0.22since Feb 2024$0.19
$0.05
$0.14+74% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.90as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $1.53L $0.42since Feb 2024$0.49
$0.45
$0.04+8% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.26· across 20 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Feb 2, 2024 · one tap opens all
- WotCFeb 2, 2024
If the chosen target is illegal when Lightning Helix tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain 3 life.
- WotCNov 17, 2017
If the chosen target is illegal when Lightning Helix tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain 3 life.