---
name: "Foundry Helix"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "196"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zezhou Chen"
oracle_id: "f4f66558-3c99-4488-ad2d-90626a922042"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/foundry-helix-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Foundry Helix
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a permanent.
Foundry Helix deals 4 damage to any target. If the sacrificed permanent was an artifact, you gain 4 life.

> *L'acciaio non dimentica i colpi della forgia.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Warleader's Helix](/printing/warleaders-helix-dgm.md) — Instant
2. [Smiting Helix](/printing/smiting-helix-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Forge Armor](/printing/forge-armor-mrd.md) — Instant
4. [Lightning Helix](/printing/lightning-helix-rav.md) — Instant
5. [Artillerize](/printing/artillerize-nph.md) — Instant
6. [Pyrrhic Blast](/printing/pyrrhic-blast-bro.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #196
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zezhou Chen
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`