---
name: "Old Thrush"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Francisco Miyara"
oracle_id: "c8259b0e-131f-44f0-86d4-7c4d711b328d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/old-thrush-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Old Thrush
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life. You may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

> *« Si nous ne le comprenons pas, ce vieil oiseau nous a compris, j'en suis certain. »
-Balin*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pilgrim's Eye](/printing/pilgrims-eye-pio.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter
2. [Dream Thrush](/printing/dream-thrush-plst.md) — Creature — Bird
3. [Grasping Thrull](/printing/grasping-thrull-rna.md) — Creature — Thrull
4. [Mourning Thrull](/printing/mourning-thrull-rvr.md) — Creature — Thrull
5. [Thaumaturge's Familiar](/printing/thaumaturges-familiar-j22.md) — Artifact Creature — Bird
6. [Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets](/printing/most-decrepit-old-bird-speak-secrets-hob.md) — Creature — Bird // Sorcery — Adventure

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #2
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Francisco Miyara
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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