Firestorm Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix
Flying
If this creature would die, return it to its owner's hand instead. Until that player's next turn, that player plays with that card revealed in their hand and can't play it.
"The bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix,/ Her ashes new-create another heir/ As great in admiration as herself." —William Shakespeare, *King Henry the Eighth*
3 / 2
- Set
- Legends (LEG #147)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 6
- Released
- 1994-06-01
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- EDHREC rank
- #29,045
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 11
All 11 combos.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2004-10-04
It may not be cast again until your next turn, but it can be put onto the battlefield by other effects.
- 2004-10-04
The “rebirth” is a replacement effect.
- 2009-10-01
The Firestorm Phoenix you return to your hand is tracked by its ability. As long as it remains in your hand, that particular card can’t be played before your next turn begins, but a different Firestorm Phoenix in your hand can.