Phoenix
Native to Mirrodin, Alara and several other places. The common tie all Phoenix creatures have is flying and some regenerative ability. For a mana cost you can return the card to your hand or field (depending on the card). Many of them also have some sort of Burn ability like the Skarrgan Firebird which has Bloodthirst 3, or Magma Phoenix which deals 3 damage to all creatures and players when it is sent to the graveyard from the battle field.
(Magma Phoenix, Skarrgan Firebird, Shard Phoenix, Worldheart Phoenix, Shivan Phoenix, Kuldotha Phoenix, Firestorm Phoenix, Bogardan Phoenix)
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