Birds of Paradise
Collectors' Edition 187 • rare
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 187
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $120.00
What it does
Flying
tap: Add one mana of any color.
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 was originally released in the 1993 Alpha set as a core mana-fixing creature for Magic: The Gathering. The Collector's Edition was released in late 1993 as a non-tournament-legal boxed set intended for collectors, featuring gold-bordered backs and square corners to distinguish them from standard game cards.
The artwork was created by Mark Poole, whose iconic illustration captures the creature's ethereal, avian aesthetic. Poole’s design choice focused on vibrant, fluid lines that emphasize the creature's role as a source of diverse mana, helping to define the visual language of early Magic: The Gathering. Upon release, the set was received as a premium showcase of the game's initial card pool, preserved largely for its aesthetic value and historical significance in the hobby.
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