---
name: "Lightning Helix"
mana_cost: "{R}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "SLC"
set_name: "Secret Lair Countdown"
collector_number: "2005"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Martin Ontiveros"
oracle_id: "800c258a-cfc4-4a54-a667-065ea8dea69e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightning-helix-slc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lightning Helix
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
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.*

## 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. [Void Helix](/printing/void-helix-msc.md) — Instant
4. [Foundry Helix](/printing/foundry-helix-mh2.md) — Instant
5. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant
6. [Lightning Strike](/printing/lightning-strike-m19.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #2005
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Martin Ontiveros
- **Total Printings:** 82 across all historical editions

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