Akoum Firebird
~$0.36 low · ~$1.18 high
Red. Creature — Phoenix
Battle for Zendikar #138 · Illustrated by Chris Rahn
Battle for Zendikar #138 · Illustrated by Chris RahnWhat is Akoum Firebird worth?
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Oracle text
Flying, haste
This creature attacks each combat if able.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay 
. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
3/3
Format legality
All 2 printings of Akoum Firebird
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Battle for Zendikar bfz #138· 2015mythic· Cardmarket €0.22 · €0.87 foil | mythic | $0.36 | $0.62 | €0.22€0.87 foil | |
 Battle for Zendikar Promos pbfz #138s· 2015Promomythic· Cardmarket €1.57 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $1.18 | €1.57 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2015
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #18,605 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Landfall, Flying, Haste
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Battle for Zendikar card (#138).
138 · BFZ · M · EN
- 138Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- BFZSet code for Battle for Zendikar
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (6)
2015-08-25
Players can respond to the triggered ability, but once it starts resolving and you decide whether to pay
, it's too late for anyone to respond.2015-08-25
The landfall ability triggers only if Akoum Firebird is in your graveyard at the moment the land enters the battlefield.
2015-08-25
If, during its controller's declare attackers step, Akoum Firebird is tapped or is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, its controller isn't forced to pay that cost. If they don't, Akoum Firebird doesn't have to attack.
2024-11-08
Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).
2024-11-08
A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.
2024-11-08
A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.
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