Coral Helm
Artifact
, Discard a card at random: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #30522
Coral Helm pumps a creature +1/+1 until end of turn at instant speed — for three mana and discarding a card. That cost is ruinous: three mana plus a card for a temporary, non-repeatable +1/+1 is nowhere near playable by any modern standard.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Coral Helm is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Commander, where card advantage is everything, trading a card from hand to move the needle by one power for a single turn is a losing proposition at any point in the game. Legacy and Vintage have access to the most efficient cards ever printed, and Coral Helm doesn't come close to clearing that bar. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — no shell wants this effect at this price.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Coral Helm sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its playability accurately. There is no competitive demand to push it higher, so don't expect the number to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.