Lightning Helix
Instant
SLCSecret Lair Countdown#2005rare
BorderlessFull Art
Though lesser 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.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015 · Full art
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster
- Illustrator
- Martin Ontiveros
- Found in
- Secret Lair 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Plays as:
BurnPlaneswalker Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Low
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Buy
Nonfoil
$1.12
0.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $2.02L $0.97$0.84
$0.60
$0.24+29% · normal spread
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Foil
$1.68
+3.1%
Since Feb 2024:H $2.65L $1.58$1.10
$0.80
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Rulings
2 · latest Feb 2, 2024
- 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.