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Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation

Heritage Auctions described the card as a Holy Grail of the Pokmon TCG and the games most sought-after card

This is true even if the card copying Rekindling Phoenix keeps its name while it's copying Rekindling Phoenix (such as Lazav, Dimir Mastermind does)

Come to think of it I think I'd run Duelist's Heritage over Fireshrieker if you have access to White

It starts off as a 3/2, so when it starts getting counters, it will already have good stats that get progressively better

It wont just be Modern cards that get there, though