Steel Hellkite Price
17 printings · 17 sets · first printed 2010
Steel Hellkite has been printed 17 times across 17 sets, first in 2010 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Foundations Commander #289 at $0.24, while the most expensive is Year of the Dragon 2024 #4 at $15.81 — about 66× more. The median across 16 priced printings is $0.36. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 17x, including dedicated reprint sets like Foundations Commander, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander.
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Every Steel Hellkite Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Commander #289 (R) Cheapest | 2026 | $0.24 | — |
| Foundations #681 (R) | 2024 | $0.26 | — |
| Starter Commander Decks #278 (R) | 2022 | $0.26 | — |
| Commander 2017 #225 (R) | 2017 | $0.31 | $0.08 |
| Commander 2018 #224 (R) | 2018 | $0.33 | $0.03 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #874 (R) | 2022 | $0.35 | $0.03 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #239 (R) | 2024 | $0.36 | — |
| Commander 2021 #266 (R) | 2021 | $0.36 | — |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #327 (R) | 2025 | $0.36 | — |
| Commander Masters #975 (R) | 2023 | $0.39 | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander #163 (R) | 2022 | $0.39 | $0.07 |
| Scars of Mirrodin #205 (R) | 2010 | $0.55 | $0.06 |
| Commander Anthology Volume II #222 (R) | 2018 | $0.60 | $0.04 |
| Commander 2014 #273 (R) | 2014 | $0.63 | $0.09 |
| Scars of Mirrodin Promos #205★ (R) Foil | 2010 | $2.85 | $0.20 foil |
| Year of the Dragon 2024 #4 (R) Foil | 2024 | $15.81 | $6.00 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #37859 (R) Foil | 2010 | — | — |
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Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 17 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
9 PrecedentsThe mana value of a permanent is determined solely by the mana symbols printed in its upper right corner, unless it's copying something else (see below). The mana value is the total amount of mana in that cost, regardless of color. For example, a card with mana cost has mana value 5.
If a nonland permanent has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it's a token that's not copying something else, for example), its mana value is 0.
Steel Hellkite's last ability destroys only nonland permanents whose mana value is exactly equal to X, and only those controlled by players who have been dealt combat damage by Steel Hellkite this turn.
If the mana cost of a permanent includes , X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
In all cases, ignore any alternative costs or additional costs (such as kicker) paid when the permanent was cast.
If a permanent is copying something else, its mana value is the mana value of whatever it's copying.
It doesn't matter who controlled those permanents at the time Steel Hellkite dealt combat damage, or if those permanents were even on the battlefield at that time.
You may activate the last ability even if Steel Hellkite hasn't dealt combat damage to any players that turn. If you do, the ability won't do anything.
If Steel Hellkite's third ability is activated with X equal to 0, it will destroy each nonland permanent with mana value 0 the appropriate players control.