---
name: "Avian Oddity"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Cycling"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Simon Dominic"
oracle_id: "d6a03a52-7e85-46de-920c-93a3f6479c4c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/avian-oddity-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Avian Oddity
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Flying
Cycling {2}{U} ({2}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, put a flying counter on target creature you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Windcaller Aven](/printing/windcaller-aven-j25.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
2. [Keeneye Aven](/printing/keeneye-aven-lgn.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
3. [Fleeting Aven](/printing/fleeting-aven-ons.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
4. [Primoc Escapee](/printing/primoc-escapee-lgn.md) — Creature — Bird Beast
5. [Zenith Seeker](/printing/zenith-seeker-akh.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
6. [Rhet-Tomb Mystic](/printing/rhet-tomb-mystic-drc.md) — Creature — Zombie Bird Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #42
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Simon Dominic
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`