Birds of Paradise
Magic 2010 168 • rare
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Collector number
- 168
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Marcelo Vignali
- Market price
- $12.59
What it does
Flying
tap: Add one mana of any color.
Each feather in its tail is a souvenir of an exotic land, a memory condensed in hue.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Birds of Paradise is one of the original cards from the Alpha set released in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a staple mana-fixing creature for the game Magic: The Gathering. The Magic 2010 version, which features the artwork of Klaus Scherwinski, marked the return of the card to the core set after an absence, signaling Wizards of the Coast's shift toward using the core sets as a space for iconic reprints that define the game's identity.
The card’s design centers on its ability to produce one mana of any color, a fundamental utility that has made it a cornerstone of green decks for decades. Klaus Scherwinski’s illustration for the 2010 edition modernized the classic concept, depicting the creature with a vibrant, tropical aesthetic that balances the card's mechanical power with its high-fantasy roots. The inclusion of this card in the 2010 set was well-received by players, who viewed it as a necessary anchor for multicolored strategies in a changing competitive landscape.
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