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◇ Catalog #7

Lightning Helix

p06·#7·rare·full_art

Illus. Kev Walker

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '06

20 yr ago

Value

$9.44+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.77 · low $8.90

NM$9.44

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.72–$9.96modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.44low $3.84range 145.8%n 53

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,638 · Niche pick

Variants

Full Art$9.44

Gameplay

Instant

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

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 $9.44. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.84 and $9.44 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from P06 — the lineup includes Full Art 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 #7 of *Magic Player Rewards 2006*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2006 Magic Player Rewards 2006 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. 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 Kev Walker. Rarix catalogs 1,917 other cards credited to this artist.