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Birds of Paradise
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border · Rare · Illustrated by Mark Poole · 1995
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Price history
Daily NM closing price · TCGplayer
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| Condition | Price | vs NM | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | $169.03 | 100% | Scryfall |
| LP | $147.06 | 87% | - |
| MP | $123.39 | 73% | - |
| HP | $98.04 | 58% | - |
| DMG | $69.30 | 41% | - |
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Format Profile
♛EDHREC rank #33 - commander staple
⚔Multi-format staple - legal in Modern, Legacy, and Vintage
Lore & Trivia
Card Lore
Birds of Paradise is a classic mana accelerator that has been reprinted in nearly every Core Set from Alpha to Tenth Edition, becoming one of green's most iconic cards despite flying creatures being outside the color pie. The card's creation was an unusual case where artist Richard Garfield designed the card specifically to match existing artwork originally intended for a different card.
Printed in every Core Set from Alpha to Eighth Edition, skipped Ninth Edition for Ravnica, returned in Tenth EditionCreated when Richard Garfield designed the card to fit existing artwork rather than reject the artDispute over original art purpose: Mark Rosewater claims Tropical Island, Mark Poole claims IslandProvides mana acceleration and mana fixing for decks like Fires of YavimayaFlying creature in green breaks color pie, but rarity and popularity allowed repeated inclusion
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Mark Poole
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border · #234 · 1995
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