Birds of Paradise
The Zeta Set 192 • rare
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 192
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- MSCHF
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 a foundational creature card in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, first appearing in the Alpha set in 1993. It was designed to provide players with early-game mana acceleration, functioning as a staple for green-based decks by tapping for one mana of any color. The card quickly became a hallmark of efficiency in game design, balancing its vulnerability as a weak creature with the significant utility of fixing a player's mana base.
The card's iconic imagery features a colorful, avian creature amidst a lush, jungle-like environment. Over the decades, the card has seen numerous reprints across various sets, including the Zeta Set, where it retained its mechanical identity while showcasing updated artistic interpretations. These iterations maintain the core design philosophy of early Magic, where simple, versatile cards were prioritized to foster strategic depth during the game's formative years.
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