---
name: "Phoenix of Iteration"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Phoenix"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Opus"]
set: "YSOS"
set_name: "Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "24"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Andrey Kuzinskiy"
oracle_id: "3dfa396a-e7d6-4a26-8531-950adec1b420"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phoenix-of-iteration-ysos"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Phoenix of Iteration
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Phoenix
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying, Opus

## Oracle Text
Flying
Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Phoenix of Iteration perpetually gets +1/+1. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, you may exile Phoenix of Iteration, then return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control. This ability also triggers if this card is in your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Managorger Phoenix](/printing/managorger-phoenix-j21.md) — Creature — Phoenix
2. [Spellpyre Phoenix](/printing/spellpyre-phoenix-c20.md) — Creature — Phoenix
3. [Worldheart Phoenix](/printing/worldheart-phoenix-mm2.md) — Creature — Phoenix
4. [Elemental Mascot](/printing/elemental-mascot-sos.md) — Creature — Elemental Bird
5. [Arclight Phoenix](/printing/arclight-phoenix-slc.md) — Creature — Phoenix
6. [Bloodfeather Phoenix](/printing/bloodfeather-phoenix-mom.md) — Creature — Phoenix

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven (YSOS) #24
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Andrey Kuzinskiy

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`