Spellpyre Phoenix

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Spellpyre Phoenix: Creature - Phoenix, Commander 2020. Flying. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Phoenix
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
4/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2020 (C20)
Released
2020-04-17
Collector number
56
Artist
Svetlin Velinov
Commander rank
18,968 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Spellpyre Phoenix

Spellpyre Phoenix is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Commander 2020 (C20), a Commander product released in April 2020. It is collector number 56 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Commander 2020 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

When this creature enters, you may return target instant or sorcery card with a cycling ability from your graveyard to your hand.

At the beginning of each end step, if you cycled two or more cards this turn, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Spellpyre Phoenix by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Spellpyre Phoenix, newest first.

  • You can cycle a card even if it has a triggered ability from cycling that won't have a legal target. This is because the cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. This also means that if either ability is countered (with Disallow, for example), the other ability will still resolve.
  • If you somehow cycle a card, return it to your hand, and cycle it a second time in one turn, Spellpyre Phoenix's last ability counts each time you cycled it and returns to your hand.
  • Some cards with cycling have an ability that triggers when you cycle them, and some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.
  • Spellpyre Phoenix's last ability checks the entire turn. Cards you cycled before Spellpyre Phoenix was put into your graveyard count.
  • Triggered abilities from cycling a card and the cycling ability itself aren't spells. Effects that interact with spells (such as that of Cancel) won't affect them.

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