Detective's Phoenix
Modern Horizons 3 457 • rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Collector number
- 457
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Deruchenko Alexander
- Market price
- $0.83
What it does
Bestow—red mana, Collect evidence 6. (To pay this bestow cost, pay red mana and exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.)
Flying, haste
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and haste.
You may cast this card from your graveyard using its bestow ability.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Detective's Phoenix was released in 2024 as part of the Modern Horizons 3 expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed specifically for the Modern format, introducing cards that often feature complex mechanics or thematic callbacks to the game's history. The Phoenix was created to offer a high-utility creature that rewards players for interacting with their own graveyard, a classic archetype in red-aligned aggressive strategies.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Dmitry Burmak, who focused on integrating the detective motif—a recurring theme in recent Magic expansions—with the iconic, fiery aesthetic of a phoenix. The design aimed to balance flavorful storytelling with competitive viability, and upon its release, it was well-received by players for its efficient mana cost and its ability to provide persistent pressure on the board.
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