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◇ Catalog #62

Lightning Helix

sta·#62·rare·showcase

Illus. Minttu Hynninen

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Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$2.58+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.64 · low $1.49

NM$1.58

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.46–$1.67modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.36low $0.03range 7766.7%n 153

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

Showcase$1.58

Gameplay

Instant

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

"Mages in the Blood Age would call down actual thunderstorms on their enemies. I bet we can replicate their technique." —Dradiel, Lorehold mage-student

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 $1.58. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $2.36 across 153 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #62 of *Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven Mystical Archive 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 Minttu Hynninen. Rarix catalogs 19 other cards credited to this artist.