Birds of Paradise
Seventh Edition 231 • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 231
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Market price
- $22.73
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 of 1993. The card was designed as a crucial resource-acceleration tool, allowing players to produce any color of mana early in a game. By the time the Seventh Edition was released in 2001, the card had become a staple of green deck strategy, valued for its efficiency and its ability to bridge the gap between early-game setup and high-cost spells.
The artwork for the Seventh Edition iteration was provided by Greg Staples. Moving away from the whimsical, colorful illustrations found in earlier versions, Staples adopted a more grounded and textured aesthetic. His depiction focused on a sleek, avian creature with plumage that hints at its multifaceted elemental nature. This edition is particularly noted by collectors for its clean, modernized frame design, which helped transition the game's classic aesthetic into the early 2000s.
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