Lightning Helix
- Mana cost
- {R}{W}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Iconic Masters #204 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.39 USD
Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Lightning Helix has 20 printings, first in Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005). EDHREC ranks it #3,793 among Commander cards. It appears most in General Ferrous Rokiric decks (4,952 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Lightning Helix most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- General Ferrous Rokiric: 4,952 decks
- Lightning, Army of One: 4,117 decks
- Firesong and Sunspeaker: 3,694 decks
- Bre of Clan Stoutarm: 3,084 decks
- Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot: 2,281 decks
- Ragost, Deft Gastronaut: 1,421 decks
- The Archimandrite: 1,332 decks
- Gandalf of the Secret Fire: 791 decks
Often played with Lightning Helix
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : 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.
Printings
- Murders at Karlov Manor #218
- Murders at Karlov Manor #426
- Ravnica Remastered #197
- Ravnica Remastered #372
- Double Masters 2022 #243
- The List #GK1-90
- GRN Guild Kit #90
- Explorers of Ixalan #39
- Iconic Masters #204
- Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning #65
- Modern Masters #179
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas #23
- Planechase #90
- Ravnica: City of Guilds #213
- Secret Lair Countdown #2005
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive #62
- Magic Player Rewards 2006 #7
- Magic Online Promos #31487
- Planeswalker Championship Promos #2024-07
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive #125