Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury

mh3Modern Horizons 3#197mythic
{1}{R}{W}
Playable copy from ~$2.72Legal in 11 of 23 formatsBanned in Modern
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Oracle text

Legendary Creature — Elder Giant

When Phlage enters, sacrifice it unless it escaped.

Whenever Phlage enters or attacks, it deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

Escape—{R}{R}{W}{W}, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)

P/T6/6
Ability breakdown
Abilities
TriggeredWhen Phlage enters, sacrifice it unless it escaped.
TriggeredWhenever Phlage enters or attacks, it deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
StaticEscape—{R}{R}{W}{W}, Exile five other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
Rulings
  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    After an escaped spell resolves, it returns to its owner's graveyard if it's not a permanent spell. If it is a permanent spell, it enters the battlefield and will return to its owner's graveyard if it dies later. It can escape again.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    Escape's permission doesn't change when you may cast the spell from your graveyard.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    If a card has multiple abilities giving you permission to cast it, such as two escape abilities or an escape ability and a flashback ability, you choose which one to apply. The others have no effect.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    If a card with escape is put into your graveyard during your turn, you'll be able to cast it right away if it's legal to do so, before an opponent can take any actions.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    If you cast a spell with its escape permission, you can't choose to apply any other alternative costs or to cast it without paying its mana cost. If it has any additional costs, you must pay those.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    Once you begin casting a spell with escape, it immediately moves to the stack. Players can't take any other actions until you're done casting the spell.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    Phlage's first ability causes you to sacrifice it if you didn't cast it, or if it was cast using any permission other than an escape ability.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    Phlage's second ability triggers when it enters the battlefield, even if it didn't escape.

  • WotCJun 7, 2024

    To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an escape cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was and no matter whether an alternative cost was paid.

Why you'd run this

Plays as
Attack TriggerEtb DamageLifegain SourcePlaneswalker RemovalFodder

Combos

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Where you can play it

commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernBanned
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal

Other printings

Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Lucas Graciano
Market & price history
Reference & links
Card details
Artist
Lucas Graciano
Frame
legendary
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval