Retriever Phoenix
Strixhaven: School of Mages 113 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Flying, haste
When this creature enters, if you cast it, learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)
As long as this card is in your graveyard, if you would learn, you may instead return this card to the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Retriever Phoenix was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within the multiversal university of Strixhaven, the card belongs to the Lorehold college, an institution dedicated to the study of history and the archaeology of past civilizations. The design reflects the college's focus on animating artifacts and spirits from the past, as the creature is depicted as a construct of fire and ancient metal shards brought to life by arcane academic practice.
The card was illustrated by Wisnu Tan, who chose a dynamic, mid-flight perspective to emphasize the creature's ethereal and iterative nature. In terms of gameplay design, the Phoenix is centered around the 'Learn' and 'Magecraft' mechanics prominent in the set, encouraging players to cycle spells to bring the creature back from the graveyard. It was received by the player community as a thematic centerpiece for the Lorehold aesthetic, highlighting the set's unique blend of high-fantasy academia and graveyard-focused resource management.
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