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◇ Catalog #97

Shard Phoenix

sth·#97·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Paolo Parente

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$2.53+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.58 · low $1.44

NM$1.53

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.41–$1.62modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.53low $0.51range 200.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #19,158 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.53

Gameplay

Creature — Phoenix

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to each creature without flying. {R}{R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.

2/2

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2005-08-01wotc

Shard Phoenix uses Last Known Information. If, for example, it was blue when it was sacrificed, the damage will come from a blue source.

2005-08-01wotc

You can return Shard Phoenix any time during your upkeep; this is not a beginning of upkeep triggered ability.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.53. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.51 and $1.53 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STH — the lineup includes 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 #97 of *Stronghold*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1998 Stronghold release.

Card type: Creature — Phoenix, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{R} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #19,158 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Paolo Parente. Rarix catalogs 572 other cards credited to this artist.