wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #137s
Lamplight Phoenix
pmkm·#137s·rare·foil
Illus. Ryan Pancoast
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wishlisted
Feb '24
2 yr ago
Value
$1.66+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.66 · low $0.66
Volatility · stable
USD$0.66EUR€0.02
NM$0.66
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #17,921 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Phoenix
Flying
When this creature dies, you may exile it and collect evidence 4. If you do, return this card to the battlefield tapped. (To collect evidence 4, exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater from your graveyard.)
The only warning was the faint smell of burning plasma.
3/3
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
You can't exile Lamplight Phoenix from your graveyard to pay the collect evidence cost of its triggered ability.
wotc
If you can't exile enough cards to meet or exceed the required mana value, you can't choose to collect evidence at all.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ryan Pancoast
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