Sunstreak Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix
Flying
If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters.
Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you may pay 
. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19814
Sunstreak Phoenix puts a flying, hasty threat on board that comes back from the graveyard every time you cast a Phoenix — making it a recursive damage engine that compounds with each new bird you play. The catch is the self-referential resurrection condition, which means it's a slow burn in most shells but an absolute cornerstone in Syrix, Carrier of the Flame decks where the payoffs stack turn after turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Syrix, Carrier of the Flame
Syrix, Carrier of the Flame triggers on every Phoenix entering the battlefield and deals damage on every Phoenix dying, so Sunstreak Phoenix's built-in recursion turns that loop into a repeatable damage source that opponents can't permanently answer.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sunstreak Phoenix is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns its slot specifically in Phoenix tribal builds helmed by Syrix, Carrier of the Flame, and has little draw in most other 100-card lists. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the self-resurrection trigger requires you to cast multiple Phoenixes in a turn, which is a meaningful deckbuilding constraint that limits it to dedicated tribal or graveyard-loop shells. Legacy has faster and more resilient threats at the same mana investment, so Sunstreak Phoenix rarely sees play there. Across formats, the honest read is that it's a build-around piece — powerful inside the right engine, unimpressive outside it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Sunstreak Phoenix isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the most up-to-date figures before picking up copies. Given its narrow home in Phoenix-tribal Commander and limited 60-card play, it typically sits in budget territory — worth grabbing if you're building Syrix, Carrier of the Flame, but don't expect demand to push the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.