Lightning Helix
Instant
RAVRavnica: City of Guilds#213uncommon
Foil
Though less well-known than its army of soldiers, the Boros Legion's mage-priests are as respected by the innocent as they are hated by the ghosts of the guilty.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 2053
- Illustrator
- Kev Walker
- Found in
- Ravnica Theme Deck Charge of the Boros · Ravnica City of Guilds MTGO Redemption · 3 more
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 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-1.4%
$1.38
$0.19 low$0.12 gap
Foil+0.0%
$7.54
$7.46 low$3.86 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$1.38as of 2026-07-12
-1.4%
H $1.70L $0.68since Feb 2024$0.19
$0.07
$0.12+63% · normal spread
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Foil
$7.54as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $13.41L $4.93since Feb 2024$7.46
$3.60
$3.86+52% · 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.