MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #179

Lightning Helix

mma·#179·uncommon·foil

Illus. Raymond Swanland

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '13

13 yr ago

Value

$1.90+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.93 · low $0.85

NM$0.90

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.83–$0.95modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.90low $0.03range 2900.0%n 53

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$0.90

Nonfoil$0.37

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 $0.90. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.90 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MMA — 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 #179 of *Modern Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2013 Modern Masters 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.