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Birds of Paradise card art (msc-170), Magic: The Gathering MSC

Illustrated by Kevin Sidharta

Marvel Super Heroes Commander

Birds of Paradise

MSC #170 · Jun 26, 2026

Type
Creature — Bird
Mana cost
G
Mana value
1
P/T
0/1
Rarity
rare

Flying T: Add one mana of any color.

The migration of the cranes is believed to be a portent of coming abundance in Wakanda.

Birds of Paradise is a rare Creature (Bird) from Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC #170).

TCGplayer price snapshot: $9.05

Price as of 2026-11-03. Treat this as a dated price snapshot, not as a live or settled market price.

Format legality

Standard
Not Legal
Pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Brawl
Legal

Card notes: Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise is a {G} Bird creature with flying and a tap ability that adds one mana of any color. Scryfall lists no official rulings and lists it legal in Modern and Commander, with 58 printings. EDHREC lists it in 1,370,396 of 4,800,674 decks it could fit. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy is one of its top commanders.

  • Birds of Paradise is a Creature — Bird. Source
  • Its mana cost is {G}. Source
  • Its rules text begins: "Flying" Source
  • Next line of rules text: "{T}: Add one mana of any color." Source
  • Scryfall lists it as legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless. Source
  • Scryfall lists no official rulings for this card. Source
  • Scryfall lists 58 printings of this card. Source
  • EDHREC lists this card in 1,370,396 of 4,800,674 decks it could fit. Source
  • On EDHREC, Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit and Sam, Loyal Attendant (partners) are one of its top commanders (20,513 of 27,862 decks). Source
  • On EDHREC, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy is one of its top commanders (20,263 of 22,588 decks). Source
  • On EDHREC, The Ur-Dragon is one of its top commanders (19,350 of 51,677 decks). Source
  • EDHREC's Top Cards list for Birds of Paradise includes Swords to Plowshares. Source
  • EDHREC's Top Cards list for Birds of Paradise includes Ignoble Hierarch. Source
  • EDHREC's Top Cards list for Birds of Paradise includes Path to Exile. Source

Other printings of Birds of Paradise

Also printed in Marvel Super Heroes Commander (msc-377).