Retriever Phoenix
Strixhaven: School of Mages 313 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 313
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.26
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 Magic: The Gathering. Set within the multiversal academy of Strixhaven, the card reflects the aesthetic of Lorehold College, which focuses on archaeological research and the invocation of spirits from the past. The design was conceptualized to support the set's graveyard-recursion mechanics, emphasizing the theme of bringing historical remnants back into the present.
The card was illustrated by Karl Kopinski, a veteran artist in the fantasy gaming space known for his gritty, painterly style. Kopinski depicted the phoenix not merely as a creature of flame, but as an ancient construct woven from magical artifacts and spectral energy, aligning with Lorehold’s academic obsession with dusty relics. Upon release, it was noted by players for its synergy with aggressive strategies, earning a place in various red-based deck lists throughout the Standard format.
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