MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #23

Lightning Helix

ddh·#23·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Raymond Swanland

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '11

15 yr ago

Value

$0.45+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.47 · low $0.42

NM$0.45

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.42–$0.48modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.45low $0.05range 800.0%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,638 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.45

Gameplay

Instant

Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

"Rage is not the answer. Rage followed by fitting vengeance is the answer." —Ajani

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2024-02-02wotc

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.

2017-11-17wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.45. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.05 and $0.45 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DDH — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #23 of *Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2011 Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red/white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {R}{W} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,638 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Raymond Swanland. Rarix catalogs 886 other cards credited to this artist.