In the early days (1993 - 1994) Type1 usually had every deck using 4 of these because of that Mana of any color.
Schlappi
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(7 votes)
They sell well on ebay...^^
Yeah, I know I'm evil trapping those poor creatures in a cage, using them for an online auction and putting them in a narrow envelope only to get money for 'em... ;-)
Fredin
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(8 votes)
Excellent card for any multicolor deck that includes green. I think anyone with green in their deck should definitely consider adding two or four. A nice addition is also the beautiful artwork. I'd give it a full 5/5 because there is no real drawback to this card and the fact that it is useful at any moment of the game.
SavageBrain89
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(4 votes)
Beauty and perfection, so elegantly combined.
Iiory
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(7 votes)
there is no comments for this card yet..........come on be the first
KrosanGardener
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(11 votes)
I love how the flying is occasionally relevant, allowing you to swing with a loxodon warhammer or chump-block a big game-winner. But mostly it's just hilarious to envision this devoted little guy carrying an elephantine hammer in his beak.
Silverware
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
A stapel card in all multicolors. Just hard to keep alive.
mkniffen
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
worst case scenario your opponent has to waste a burn spell on your birds, even then you'll still be at normal mana levels. Seems like a perfect card to me.
Rainyday2012
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(5 votes)
Evergreen.
inmypants22
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
its my favorite one drop in the game
skoll92
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
bird stomp hurts one's ego
it is not fun to be beaten to death by birds...(sob)
PaladinOfSunhome
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
This card is so strong and is a must for any multicoloured deck.
4.0
Johann90
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(3 votes)
it's my favorite one drop in the game
liir007
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Card of the Day - Friday, March 29, 2002 The Birds have been one of the staples of the game since it began, but they were created as an afterthought. Their art was originally supposed to be for Tropical Island, but the bird was too prominent. So Richard Garfield created a card just for the art, and it ended up being the most versatile mana-producing creature ever.
--Also the creature type was 'Mana Birds', modern versions are just 'Bird'
Subtle
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(2 votes)
I'm pretty tired of years of " Forest, Birds, Go"
Nickkom
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
An iconic card for green. Perfect melding of flavor and mechanics. May we all come back as birds of paradise some day.
Cute-Hydra
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Turn 2 hippy in standard :)
Temple_Garden
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
They need to print a 1 mana creature without flying with the same ability. A flyer in green is just wrong. Utopia Tree could have been 1 mana less and still be less powerful than this card.
persecutor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
exellent in any accelerator deck
BobTheBuillder
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i only have one but it seems i keep top decking this. And this is very useful for my multicolored deck!
dragon504
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is an awesome card no doubt, but it's always annoyed me that there's only one bird illustrated on every version of it.
mdakw576
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The good (or bad) thing about this card is that it's been reprinted so much that it lost some value. Weren't they like 10 dollars several years ago? And now you can get them for 5 bucks easily. Good for poor people who want to pick up this good card, bad for people looking for a profit.
MasterOfEtherium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Krosan Gardner HaHa I Cant Wait till This Game Has Top Notch Hollowgrams
Enemy_Tricolor
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
If only there were some sort of way to celebrate the Birds, and how their popularity has consistently been "the word" in Magic. Some sort of song, maybe.
Tempered_Tempest
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
throw a Blanchwood armor on him for the toughest mana producing creature in game. :)
ScissorsLizard
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
KrosanGardener: I know what you mean. I once lost a draft game because I forgot the damned thing could block.
MICKEY.KNOX
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ah yes, BOP. One of the best M10 packs I ever cracked was double birds... foil one is gorgeous... and still never been played to this day.
Comments (28)
Yeah, I know I'm evil trapping those poor creatures in a cage, using them for an online auction and putting them in a narrow envelope only to get money for 'em... ;-)
it is not fun to be beaten to death by birds...(sob)
4.0
The Birds have been one of the staples of the game since it began, but they were created as an afterthought. Their art was originally supposed to be for Tropical Island, but the bird was too prominent. So Richard Garfield created a card just for the art, and it ended up being the most versatile mana-producing creature ever.
--Also the creature type was 'Mana Birds', modern versions are just 'Bird'
Turn 2 hippy in standard :)
double birds... foil one is gorgeous... and still never been
played to this day.