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Birds of Paradise // Birds of Paradise
Secret Lair Drop · Rare · Illustrated by Stephen Andrade · 2024
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Daily NM closing price · TCGplayer
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| Condition | Price | vs NM | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | $41.09 | 100% | Scryfall |
| LP | $35.75 | 87% | - |
| MP | $30.00 | 73% | - |
| HP | $23.83 | 58% | - |
| DMG | $16.85 | 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 printed in nearly every Core Set since Alpha, becoming essential for green decks that need early acceleration and mana fixing. The card was originally designed by Richard Garfield to fit existing artwork that was submitted for a different land.
Originally designed to fit artwork intended for either Tropical Island or Island during Alpha designPrinted in every Core Set from Alpha through Eighth Edition, then returned in Tenth EditionProvides three mana on the second turn by accelerating gameplay with a single mana investmentEnabled strategy decks like Fires, a red-green deck centered on Fires of YavimayaDespite flying creatures being outside green's color pie, the card's popularity ensured its inclusion in nearly every core set
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💡 None of the card's artworks have depicted an actual Bird of Paradise, a large songbird native to south-east Asia and certain Pacific islands such as Paradisaea apoda.
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Stephen Andrade
Secret Lair Drop · #1675 · 2024
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