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Magic · Born of the Gods · #49 · Common

Retraction Helix

Magic card price for Retraction Helix: $9.37 market, from $6.99 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$9.37
+0.5% this week · +7.8% in 30 days
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1 day−0.4%
7 days+0.5%
30 days+7.8%
90 days−0.5%
1 year−23.1%
All time+478.4%

Sellers right now

$6.99lowest listing$17.60highest
Market price$9.37
Mid listing$9.97
30-day avg$9.07

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$9.37
Cardmarket$10.21 €9.07

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$8.6952-week low$12.1852-week high
In the range19%
All-time low$0.85
All-time high$13.65
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$0.12$4.96$9.79$14.63
$9.37
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Retraction Helix (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $1.62. Today the market price is $9.37, up 478%. Across the past year it went −23.1%, with a low of $8.69 and a high of $12.18; today it sits near the bottom of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $13.65, 45.7% above today. Listings currently start at $6.99; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $9.07.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$9.37$6.99$17.60+0.5%
Normal$0.17$0.05$8.00−5.6%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

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

Flavor

Where the geometries of the world collapse, a master of the Æther can harvest power beyond comprehending.

Other printings of Retraction Helix

2 more · $0.46 – $9.37
All printings
Retraction Helix (71), Masters 25 — Magic card price +1.3% 7d Retraction Helix Masters 25 · #71 $8.58 Retraction Helix (71), The List Reprints — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Retraction Helix The List Reprints · #71 $0.46

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