Retraction Helix

Born of the Gods · #49 · common · EN

CA$0.13 · Foil $5.89

cheapest of 54 store offers · see all

market $0.19 · Foil $9.22

Mana cost: {U}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Removal

Until end of turn, target creature gains "{T}: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."

Artist: Phill Simmer

Released: 2014-02-07

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.19
  • TCGplayer foil: $9.22
  • Cardmarket: €0.28
  • Cardmarket foil: €8.39
  • MTGO tix: 0.03
$11.15$0.12
236 days of daily prices for Retraction Helix: $0.13 to $0.19
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 236 days tracked · $0.13 → $0.19 (+46%) · low $0.12 · high $11.15
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Born of the Gods #49) in 10 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
First PlayerHP · 2 days agoHPregularCA$0.132 days ago
First PlayerMP · 2 days agoMPregularCA$0.192 days ago
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.15today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.15today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.15today
401 GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$0.23today
First PlayerSP · 2 days agoSPregularCA$0.232 days ago
McNabb GamesMP · yesterdayMPregular$0.17yesterday
401 GamesNM · todayNMregularCA$0.25today
First PlayerNM · 2 days agoNMregularCA$0.252 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.25today
CardTraderHP · 2 days agoHPregular€0.462 days ago
ManaPoolHP · foil · todayHPfoil$5.89today
Magic StrongholdHP · foil · yesterdayHPfoilCA$8.40yesterday
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$6.50today
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$6.55today
The Comic HunterNM · foil · yesterdayNMfoilCA$9.36yesterday
Magic StrongholdMP · foil · yesterdayMPfoilCA$9.60yesterday
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$7.03today
GamezillaSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$11.90today
Face To Face GamesSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$13.59today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€8.79today
CardTraderMP · foil · 2 days agoMPfoil€11.212 days ago

Truncated: 31 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 54 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 40 lists
  • Played in 4 decks
  • 99 copies tracked

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All printings of Retraction Helix

USD · low $0.19 · high $0.45

Set#RarityUSD
Pioneer Masters#332 · uncommon332uncommon—
The List#A25-71 · commonA25-71common$0.45
Masters 25#71 · common71common$0.37
Born of the Gods#49 · common49common$0.19