Detective's Phoenix
PMH3Modern Horizons 3 Promos/#116s/2024RarePromoReprint
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$3.49
Cardmarket€3.35
ManaPool$1.42
TCGplayer$2.01
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$2.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $3.49High $3.49Low $2.79▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$2.01TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 0.5%30d▲ 0.5%90d▲ 5.2%
90d high
$2.02
90d low
$1.89
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.68
Modern Horizons 3
- Up 0.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $2.02.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Enchantment Creature — Phoenix
Bestow—, Collect evidence 6. (To pay this bestow cost, pay 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 this card from your graveyard using its bestow ability.
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Keywords
FlyingCollect evidenceHasteBestow
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (7)
wotc7 Jun 2024
If a permanent with bestow enters the battlefield by any method other than being cast, it will be an enchantment creature. You can't choose to pay the bestow cost and have it become an Aura.
wotc7 Jun 2024
On the stack, a spell with bestow is either a creature spell or an Aura spell. It's never both, although it's an enchantment spell in either case.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove cards from your graveyard to stop you from collecting evidence.
wotc7 Jun 2024
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Unlike other Auras, an Aura with bestow isn't put into its owner's graveyard if it becomes unattached. Rather, the effect making it an Aura ends, it loses enchant creature, and it remains on the battlefield as an enchantment creature. It can attack (and its {T} abilities can be activated, if it has any) on the turn it becomes unattached if it's been under your control continuously, even as an Aura, since your most recent turn began.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Auras attached to a creature don't become tapped when the creature becomes tapped. Except in some rare cases, an Aura with bestow remains untapped when it becomes unattached and becomes a creature.
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About this card
Detective's Phoenix
Detective's Phoenix is an Enchantment Creature — Phoenix, with mana cost {2}{R} (mana value 3). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $2.01 (up 0.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Detective's Phoenix FAQ
How much is Detective's Phoenix worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Detective's Phoenix is $2.01. It is up 0.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.89 to $2.02.
What is the cheapest printing of Detective's Phoenix?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 3 at $0.68 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Detective's Phoenix?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 3 Promos at $2.01 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Detective's Phoenix are there?
Detective's Phoenix has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Detective's Phoenix first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PMH3 #116s, released 2024-06-14.
Is Detective's Phoenix legal in Commander?
Yes, Detective's Phoenix is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Detective's Phoenix legal in Modern?
Yes, Detective's Phoenix is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Detective's Phoenix legal in Standard?
Detective's Phoenix is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.









