Flying, lifelink Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire Rarity: Rare TYPE: Legendary Creature // Legendary Enchantment Creature SUBTYPE: Human Noble Wizard // Saga Phoenix CMC: 3 Mana cost: USD: $26.15 EUR: 17.54 TIX: 0.00 EDHREC RANK: 4099 (3/4) When Joshua enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards
All of that is great, but back then there were answer cards like Swords to Plowshares that could render that moot and stick you with a rather annoying bill
It can play similarly to Defense Grid when you suspect that an opponent is relying on free interaction, but it can avoid some of the pitfalls of that card by sacrificing itself to draw a card if you need it gone so people can interact with someone else
This traditional foil will be split 50% as to whether it is the global or Japanese alternate-art version
Playtesting is an integral part of the deckbuilding and optimization process see what works for you and dont be afraid to run with it if it works