Lightning Phoenix
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Creature — Phoenix
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Jumpstart #21 (rare)
- Price
- $0.37 USD
Flying, haste
This creature can't block.
At the beginning of your end step, if an opponent was dealt 3 or more damage this turn, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Lightning Phoenix has 1 printing, first in Jumpstart (2020). EDHREC ranks it #15,615 among Commander cards. It appears most in Syrix, Carrier of the Flame decks (2,021 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Lightning Phoenix most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Syrix, Carrier of the Flame: 2,021 decks
- Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire: 210 decks
- Gau, Feral Youth: 65 decks
- Firebird, Blazing Ranger: 3 decks
- Living Lightning, Charged Up: 2 decks
- Óin the Brave: 1 decks
- Lightning, Security Sergeant
Often played with Lightning Phoenix
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Lightning Phoenix's last ability looks at how much damage was dealt to opponents in the turn, even if it wasn't in your graveyard when the damage was dealt. It doesn't care if opponents gained life, even if they gained more than they were dealt damage.
- : Lightning Phoenix's last ability triggers only if it's in your graveyard as your end step begins and only if an opponent was dealt 3 or more damage before your end step begins.
- : If an opponent is dealt 3 or more damage and loses the game, Lightning Phoenix's ability triggers as your end step begins.