Detective's Phoenix: Case of the Fiery Clues
Detective's Phoenix blends investigation with frontline tempo. In Modern Horizons 3 this rare Enchantment Creature can arrive as an aura thanks to Bestow, attaching to a creature and immediately changing the board as you piece together the next strike. When the phoenix takes flight, the enchanted creature gains flying and haste and becomes a swifter agent of disruption, while the aura itself strengthens into a tangible threat with a +2/+2 boost.
Beyond simply buffing a creature, Detective's Phoenix offers a clever loop: you may cast it from your graveyard using its bestow ability. The cost requires exiling cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard, a punctuation mark that rewards careful graveyard sequencing. The result is a flexible threat that can pivot from a defensive shield to an aggressive push, fitting well in decks that blend reanimation with aura-based pressure.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {2}{R}
- Card Type – Enchantment Creature — Phoenix
- Subtypes – Phoenix
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Bestow {R}, Collect evidence 6. (To pay this bestow cost, pay {R} 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 Detective's Phoenix from your graveyard using its bestow ability.
- Power / Toughness – 2/2