Birds of Paradise
Eighth Edition 233 • rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 233
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Market price
- $14.21
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 is one of the foundational cards of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originally appearing in the Alpha set in 1993. It was designed as a quintessential mana-producing creature, establishing the 'mana dork' archetype that allows players to accelerate their resource development early in a game. Over the decades, it has been reprinted numerous times, becoming a staple of green decks due to its versatility and ability to provide any color of mana.
The Eighth Edition printing, released in 2003, featured new artwork by Edward P. Beard, Jr., marking a transition to the modern card frame layout. Beard, a long-time fantasy illustrator for the game, opted for a lush, vibrant depiction of the creature that leaned into the tropical aesthetic inherent to its name. While players were initially nostalgic for the classic illustrations, this iteration is widely recognized for its clean integration into the updated card design language of the early 2000s.
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