---
name: "Birds of Paradise"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "176"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "d3a0b660-358c-41bd-9cd2-41fbf3491b1a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/birds-of-paradise-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Birds of Paradise
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ornithopter of Paradise](/printing/ornithopter-of-paradise-mh2.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter
2. [The Paradise Bird](/printing/the-paradise-bird-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird
3. [Bird Maiden](/printing/bird-maiden-5ed.md) — Creature — Human Bird
4. [Colorful Feiyi Sparrow](/printing/colorful-feiyi-sparrow-gs1.md) — Creature — Bird
5. [Zephyr Gull](/printing/zephyr-gull-oana.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [Fledgling Osprey](/printing/fledgling-osprey-uds.md) — Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #176
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 213 across all historical editions

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