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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #2024-07
Lightning Helix
pwcs·#2024-07·rare·full_art·JA
Illus. Shiyu
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wishlisted
Oct '24
1 yr ago
Value
$8.17+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $8.46 · low $7.70
NM$8.17
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$7.55–$8.62modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $8.17low $7.18range 13.8%n 48
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #3,638 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
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 $8.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $7.18 and $8.17 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PWCS — 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 #2024-07 of *Planeswalker Championship Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the October 2024 Planeswalker Championship 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 Shiyu. Rarix catalogs 13 other cards credited to this artist.
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