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Nemesis Phoenix

Creature — Phoenix

Flying
{2}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking. Activate only during the declare attackers step and only if you're attacking two or more opponents.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#16871
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Nemesis Phoenix card art
Nemesis Phoenix hits the board as a recursive, hasty threat that taxes opponents every time it returns — and in the right shell, it barely stays dead. Convergence of Dominion and Syrix, Carrier of the Flame both unlock the loop where Nemesis Phoenix's death and re-entry become a repeatable damage engine rather than a one-time trade.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Syrix, Carrier of the Flame

Syrix, Carrier of the Flame

78.7% of decks · synergy 0.78

Syrix, Carrier of the Flame triggers on every Phoenix that dies and re-enters, turning Nemesis Phoenix's built-in recursion into a reliable damage source that fires each turn cycle without additional setup.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Nemesis Phoenix does its best work — the self-recursion is far more meaningful in a multiplayer game where you need a threat that keeps coming back across three opponents. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but neither format has any interest in a five-mana Phoenix when faster, cheaper threats dominate. Oathbreaker is the other realistic home, particularly under a Phoenix-tribal or graveyard-matters signature spell package.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Nemesis Phoenix is firmly bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the shell calls for it. Bulk rares with narrow synergy homes rarely climb on their own, so don't expect the price to move unless a new Phoenix commander pushes demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.