---
name: "Bird Maiden"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Bird"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "211"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kaja Foglio"
oracle_id: "bddd6b93-7c69-427a-97ee-0c1f9f950f09"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bird-maiden-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bird Maiden
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying

> *"Four things that never meet do here unite
To shed my blood and to ravage my heart,
A radiant brow and tresses that beguile
And rosy cheeks and a glittering smile."
—*The Arabian Nights*, trans. Haddawy*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #211
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kaja Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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