First printed in Born of the Gods (2014)
All 4 prints
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Pioneer Masters (PIO) #332, 2024 (digital)
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The List (PLST) #A25-71, 2019
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Masters 25 (A25) #71, 2018
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Born of the Gods (BNG) #49, 2014
Retraction Helix 
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gains "
: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1194). Most played in WURG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 4.2% of Commander decks played it (261 of 6150). Most played in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver.
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Premier Draft | 50.8% | -4.5 | +1.0 | 852 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Staple
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Commander staples:
main deck, 4% of decks (#375)
Blue, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Combos
77 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control…: Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control…: Retraction Helix + Sol Ring + Valley Floodcaller
- Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control…: Mana Vault + Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller
- Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control…: Grim Monolith + Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller
- Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control…: Basalt Monolith + Retraction Helix + Valley Floodcaller
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Retraction Helix + Sewer-veillance Cam
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Battered Golem + Retraction Helix (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite looting, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce…: Jeskai Ascendancy + Retraction Helix (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Mirran Spy + Retraction Helix (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Retraction Helix + Sewer-veillance Cam + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
