Birds of Paradise
Fifth Edition 280 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 280
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $14.28
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 most iconic cards in the history of Magic: The Gathering, first debuting in the Alpha set in 1993. It was designed as a core component of the game's color-fixing and mana-acceleration strategy, allowing players to tap the creature for one mana of any color. This utility solidified its status as a staple for green-aligned decks across multiple formats, embodying the classic design philosophy of early Magic where powerful effects were balanced by the creature's fragility.
The Fifth Edition version, released in 1997, features the evocative artwork by Mark Poole. Poole’s original illustration was intended to capture the ethereal, multi-colored nature of the creature, a task that required a delicate balance of vibrant hues. Upon its release, the card was widely praised for its utility and the beauty of its artwork, which has since become a quintessential representation of the game's early aesthetic and high-fantasy artistic direction.
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