---
name: "River Hoopoe"
mana_cost: "{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "143"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "058bbc0a-9c09-4c98-8735-83255a71bbca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/river-hoopoe-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# River Hoopoe
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{3}{G}{U}: You gain 2 life and draw a card.

> *« Quelle ironie qu'un oiseau si coloré ait un chant si triste. » —Sana, ancienne adepte de la moisson Ahn*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aven of Enduring Hope](/printing/aven-of-enduring-hope-hou.md) — Creature — Bird Cleric
2. [Birds of Paradise](/printing/birds-of-paradise-sld.md) — Creature — Bird
3. [Ravenhill Flock](/printing/ravenhill-flock-hob.md) — Creature — Bird
4. [Courier Griffin](/printing/courier-griffin-bfz.md) — Creature — Griffin
5. [Soaring Show-Off](/printing/soaring-show-off-bbd.md) — Creature — Bird Warrior
6. [Harrier Strix](/printing/harrier-strix-otj.md) — Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #143
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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