Defenestrated Phantom
Creature — Spirit
Flying
Disguise 
(You may cast this card face down for 
as a 2/2 creature with ward 
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #28377
Defenestrated Phantom is a 2/4 flyer with a enters-the-battlefield exile effect — passable stats and a removal trigger stapled together for five mana. The cost is too high for too little; at five mana, Commander tables expect either a game-winning threat or unconditional removal, and Defenestrated Phantom delivers neither.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Defenestrated Phantom occupies the awkward middle ground between threat and removal spell without fully committing to either role — a five-mana 2/4 flyer with a conditional exile trigger isn't winning games or stabilizing boards at a 100-card table. Competitive and even mid-power pods have cheaper, cleaner removal and better five-drop threats available. In Pauper, the common designation matters more, and a flying body with any removal attached has real utility in a format that rewards incremental advantage. Elsewhere — Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy — Defenestrated Phantom doesn't crack lists where every mana must pull maximum weight.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Defenestrated Phantom is deep bulk — the kind of card that comes in precon chaff piles and collection binders. That price reflects its power level accurately, so there's no hidden value play here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.