---
name: "Dreamtail Heron"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Bird"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Mutate"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "284"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tomasz Jedruszek"
oracle_id: "1cadb1e1-19b6-4ce5-8eb5-7851cec7dfa3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dreamtail-heron-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dreamtail Heron
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Mutate

## Oracle Text
Mutate {3}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Flying
Whenever this creature mutates, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Souvenir Snatcher](/printing/souvenir-snatcher-c20.md) — Creature — Bird
2. [Vulpikeet](/printing/vulpikeet-iko.md) — Creature — Fox Bird
3. [Illuna, Apex of Wishes](/printing/illuna-apex-of-wishes-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Beast Elemental Dinosaur
4. [Vadrok, Apex of Thunder](/printing/vadrok-apex-of-thunder-piko.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental Dinosaur Cat
5. [Mindleecher](/printing/mindleecher-c20.md) — Creature — Nightmare
6. [Migratory Greathorn](/printing/migratory-greathorn-iko.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #284
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tomasz Jedruszek
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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