---
name: "Nesting Dovehawk"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Populate"]
set: "MOC"
set_name: "March of the Machine Commander"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alessandra Pisano"
oracle_id: "fe8fc442-ed17-40b2-8624-69f2eed3f9be"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nesting-dovehawk-moc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nesting Dovehawk
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Populate

## Oracle Text
Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
Whenever a creature token you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scion of Vitu-Ghazi](/printing/scion-of-vitu-ghazi-dgm.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Eyes in the Skies](/printing/eyes-in-the-skies-rvr.md) — Instant
3. [Falcon and Redwing](/printing/falcon-and-redwing-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Bird Hero
4. [Brave Falconhawk](/printing/brave-falconhawk-unk.md) — Creature — Bird
5. [Seller of Songbirds](/printing/seller-of-songbirds-rtr.md) — Creature — Human
6. [Sanctuary Raptor](/printing/sanctuary-raptor-j21.md) — Artifact Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #17
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alessandra Pisano
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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