If Flamewake Phoenix can't attack for any reason (such as being tapped), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, you're not forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
Flamewake Phoenix
Flamewake Phoenix's last ability will check at the start of your beginning of combat step to see if you control a creature with power 4 or greater. If you don't, the ability won't trigger at all. If it does trigger, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't control a creature with power 4 or greater at that time, the ability won't resolve. You won't get a chance to pay {R}, and Flamewake Phoenix won't return to the battlefield.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.39. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.41 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from FRF — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #100 of *Fate Reforged*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2015 Fate Reforged release.
Card type: Creature — Phoenix, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R}{R} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying, Ferocious, and Haste.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #10,040 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Min Yum. Rarix catalogs 203 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Min Yum
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