Card

Syrix, Carrier of the Flame

Mana cost {2}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Phoenix 3/3

Flying, haste At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card left your graveyard this turn, target Phoenix you control deals damage equal to its power to any target. Whenever another Phoenix you control dies, you may cast this card from your graveyard.

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 5 known combos. 3 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Rare · NCC · #80
Cheapest printing
€0.22
EDHREC salt
0.86
Color identity
Black, Red
Keywords
Flying, Haste

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

5 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2022-04-29 · Wizards of the Coast
    The damage dealt by the target Phoenix as Syrix's first triggered ability resolves is equal to its own power, not the power of the creature card that left the graveyard this turn.
  • 2022-04-29 · Wizards of the Coast
    You must pay all costs for Syrix when you cast it using its last ability and you must cast it as the ability resolves. You may not wait and cast it later in the turn (unless of course the ability triggers and resolves again).
  • 2022-04-29 · Wizards of the Coast
    If Syrix dies at the same time as another Phoenix, its last ability won't trigger. It must be in the graveyard already at the time that the other Phoenix dies.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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