Firewing Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix
Flying
: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #18339
Firewing Phoenix hits the board as a 4/2 flying beater that refuses to stay dead — pay four red mana at sorcery speed and it climbs straight out of your graveyard. The catch is that four-mana recursion cost is steep, so Firewing Phoenix earns its slot almost exclusively in decks that subsidize that expense.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Syrix, Carrier of the Flame
Syrix, Carrier of the Flame triggers whenever a Phoenix you control dies, dealing damage equal to that Phoenix's power — Firewing Phoenix's 4 power means each death ping is significant, and Syrix's ability to recur Phoenixes from the graveyard at end of turn slashes the four-mana buyback cost to nothing, making Firewing a repeatable four-damage threat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Firewing Phoenix is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no competitive play outside Commander. In Modern and Legacy, four mana for a 4/2 that costs another four to recur is far too slow against the format's threats, and better Phoenix options exist at lower mana values. Commander is where Firewing Phoenix actually functions — specifically in Phoenix-tribal builds where Syrix, Carrier of the Flame or similar commanders turn the graveyard recursion into a free or heavily discounted loop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Firewing Phoenix is deep bulk — easy to pick up in trade binders or as a throw-in. Price stability is a non-issue at this tier; it will stay pennies unless a future commander dramatically spikes Phoenix-tribal demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.