Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Wizard // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga Phoenix
When Joshua enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.
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: Exile Joshua, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4365
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire puts a hasty, recursive threat on board that demands an answer every turn — the front face attacks and enables, and if it dies, Phoenix, Warden of Fire comes back swinging. Terra, Herald of Hope decks run it at nearly a 50% clip for good reason: the self-replacing pressure is exactly what red-white go-wide strategies want.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
Terra, Herald of Hope runs Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire in nearly half its builds because the card's recursive, aggressive profile lines up directly with Terra's go-wide, attack-focused engine — free attackers that keep coming back are exactly what that deck wants to fuel its triggers.
Terra, Magical Adept
Terra, Magical Adept picks up Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire as a persistent threat that keeps the board presence alive; the phoenix's ability to return from the graveyard means Magical Adept decks don't lose tempo when removal hits it.
Quintorius, History Chaser
Quintorius, History Chaser cares about creatures leaving and entering the graveyard, and Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire's built-in recursion generates exactly those graveyard events, turning every removal spell against you into a Quintorius trigger.
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe rewards attacking with a wide board, and Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire contributes a haste-enabled attacker that comes back after being answered — that resilience keeps Sigurd's attack-step payoffs firing consistently.
Mog, Moogle Warrior
Mog, Moogle Warrior wants creatures that do something just by being in play and attacking, and Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire's low-cost recursion means Mog rarely has to replace it — it just keeps coming back to trigger whatever Mog needs.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire earns its keep — a recursive, hasty threat that demands repeated answers is strong in a multiplayer format where removal is spread thin. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the competition at the same mana cost is fierce, and a creature that comes back once generally isn't enough to make the cut over dedicated recursive payoffs. Standard gives it a more favorable field, where the pool of self-replacing threats is smaller and its floor is meaningfully higher. Legacy and Vintage have too much velocity and interaction for it to reliably stick, and Oathbreaker can leverage it similarly to Commander if the signature spell supports an aggressive plan.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire isn't available at time of writing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. As a named Universes Beyond card with broad Commander adoption across multiple popular decks, expect demand to keep the price above bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Terra, Herald of Hope
- Terra, Magical Adept
- Quintorius, History Chaser
- Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
- Mog, Moogle Warrior
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.