---
name: "Tempest Owl"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Kicker", "Flying"]
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "dfd2bc6e-32c8-4027-9c0d-8a3050b8eeda"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tempest-owl-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tempest Owl
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Kicker, Flying

## Oracle Text
Kicker {4}{U} (You may pay an additional {4}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Flying
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, tap up to three target permanents.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Battlewing Mystic](/printing/battlewing-mystic-dmu.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
2. [Waterspout Elemental](/printing/waterspout-elemental-pls.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Kitesail Cleric](/printing/kitesail-cleric-znr.md) — Creature — Kor Cleric
4. [Tolarian Emissary](/printing/tolarian-emissary-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Academy Drake](/printing/academy-drake-dom.md) — Creature — Drake
6. [Apex Hawks](/printing/apex-hawks-cns.md) — Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #72
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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