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Dealing direct damage to battles to bring the Phoenix back could be superior as flipping battles actually progresses your board state in many cases whereas dealing direct life point damage with spells does not

Creating a combo of targeting the Challenger and then triggering its ability to find another pump spell can create a lot of damage fast, and this card might even slot into Pioneer decks if they have enough pieces to reasonably support it

Having the boost available on offense and defense is pretty cool

This desire to help humans survive is reflected in his design

Its only ever been used for products where some other gimmick or oddity demanded it: Commander color identity rules, doubled boosters, small set size

As a four mana Creature with five toughness, the card dodges a lot of removal in Standard and Pioneer