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◇ Catalog #218

Lightning Helix

mkm·#218·uncommon·foil

Illus. Eli Minaya

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wishlisted

Feb '24

2 yr ago

Value

$0.30+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.31 · low $0.28

NM$0.30

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.28–$0.32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.32low $0.03range 966.7%n 54

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

Foil$0.30

Nonfoil$0.30

Gameplay

Instant

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

After heavy casualties in the Phyrexian invasion, the Boros mage-priests trained as many rank-and-file soldiers as possible to wield the Legion's legendary battle magic.

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 $0.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.32 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MKM — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #218 of *Murders at Karlov Manor*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2024 Murders at Karlov Manor 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 Eli Minaya. Rarix catalogs 101 other cards credited to this artist.