Sunbird's Invocation
Ixalan 165 • rare
- Set
- Ixalan
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Christine Choi
- Market price
- $0.42
What it does
Whenever you cast a spell from your hand, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value X or less from among cards revealed this way without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sunbird's Invocation was released in 2017 as part of the Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on a thematic exploration of an age of discovery, drawing inspiration from Mesoamerican mythology and high-seas exploration. Within the game's mechanics, this enchantment was designed to embody the powerful, transformative nature of the Sun Empire’s rituals, allowing players to cast spells from the top of their library for free whenever they played a card from their hand.
The card’s visual identity was crafted by artist Christine Choi, who utilized a vibrant, warm color palette to capture the aesthetic of divine avian influence central to the Ixalan setting. Upon its release, the card garnered significant attention within the Commander and casual deck-building communities due to its high-impact, chaotic potential. It remains a staple for players who enjoy late-game value engines and complex, cascading spell sequences.
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