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◇ Catalog #2005

Lightning Helix

slc·#2005·rare·borderless

Illus. Martin Ontiveros

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in vault

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wishlisted

Nov '22

3 yr ago

Value

$1.30+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.35 · low $1.23

NM$1.30

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.20–$1.37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.67low $1.30range 28.5%n 93

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

Borderless$1.30

Gameplay

Instant

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

Though lesser well-known than its army of soldiers, the Boros Legion's mage-priests are as respected by the innocent as they are hated by the ghosts of the guilty.

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 $1.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.30 and $1.67 across 93 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLC — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #2005 of *Secret Lair Countdown*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2022 Secret Lair Countdown 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 Martin Ontiveros. Rarix catalogs 6 other cards credited to this artist.