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◇ Catalog #302

Mishra's Helix

usg·#302·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Berry

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$2.33+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.41 · low $2.20

NM$2.33

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.15–$2.46modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.60low $2.12range 164.2%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #24,368 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$2.33

Gameplay

Artifact

{X}, {T}: Tap X target lands.

The helix was the finest example of Mishra's campaign strategy: if he couldn't have Argoth, no one could.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

You can target already tapped lands.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.33. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.12 and $5.60 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — the lineup includes 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 #302 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {5} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #24,368 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Berry. Rarix catalogs 15 other cards credited to this artist.