Mishra's Helix
Artifact
, 
: Tap X target lands.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2000
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #24337
Mishra's Helix taps all lands and artifacts an opponent controls at instant speed — a full lock on their mana at the cost of five colorless mana. That rate is too slow for competitive tables, but in dedicated tap-abuse or stax shells it's a real finisher.
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 |
Mishra's Helix is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only meaningfully shows up in Commander where the slower pace makes a five-mana mana-denial effect survivable. Legacy and Vintage both ignore it entirely — the formats are too fast for a five-mana artifact that doesn't win the game on the spot. In Commander, Mishra's Helix belongs in stax or group-tap strategies where opponents are already hampered and this seals the lock rather than starting it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Mishra's Helix sits firmly in bulk territory. It's a niche card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move unless a new commander creates a dedicated tap-everything archetype.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.