Retriever Phoenix
~$0.21 low · ~$0.45 high
Red. Creature — Phoenix
Strixhaven: School of Mages #113 · Illustrated by Karl Kopinski
Strixhaven: School of Mages #113 · Illustrated by Karl KopinskiWhat is Retriever Phoenix worth?
Highest TCGplayer price
~$0.45
Promo foil · Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #113s
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Flying, haste
When this creature enters, if you cast it, learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)
As long as this card is in your graveyard, if you would learn, you may instead return this card to the battlefield.
2/2
Format legality
All 4 printings of Retriever Phoenix
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos pstx #113p· 2021Promorare· Cardmarket €0.23 · €0.24 foil | rare | $0.21 | — | €0.23€0.24 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos pstx #113s· 2021Promorare· Cardmarket €0.25 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.45 | €0.25 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #113· 2021rare· Cardmarket €0.22 · €0.32 foil | rare | $0.24 | $0.22 | €0.22€0.32 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #313· 2021Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.36 · €0.48 foil | rare | $0.26 | $0.31 | €0.36€0.48 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #26,201 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Haste, Learn
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Strixhaven: School of Mages card (#113).
113 · STX · R · EN
- 113Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- STXSet code for Strixhaven: School of Mages
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
- HasteCR 702.10
- It can attack, and use abilities with the tap symbol, the turn it comes under your control.
- LearnCR 701.48
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (6)
2021-04-16
If Retriever Phoenix somehow dies with its triggered ability on the stack, you may return it to the battlefield with that triggered ability.
2021-04-16
Retriever Phoenix must be in your graveyard at the moment you're instructed to learn if you want to use the last ability to return it to the battlefield.
2021-04-16
If instructed to learn, you may do nothing. Discarding a card and putting a Lesson card into your hand are both optional.
2021-04-16
If a card is brought into the game from outside the game, it will stay in the game until it ends or until its owner leaves the game, whichever comes first.
2021-04-16
If you bring a card into the game from outside the game in a Constructed tournament (or a Constructed game played under tournament conditions), you may select only a card from your sideboard. In casual Constructed games, the card comes from your collection.
2021-04-16
If you bring a card into the game from outside the game in a Sealed Deck or Booster Draft event, you may select only a card that is in the card pool that you built your deck from.
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