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Ornithopter of Paradise

Artifact Creature — Thopter

Flying
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{2}
Color identity
C
Rarity
common
Set
The List
Price
$0.40
EDHREC rank
#228
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Ornithopter of Paradise card art
Ornithopter of Paradise is a two-mana mana dork with flying that taps for any color — the flying matters more than it looks, since commanders like Ashnod the Uncaring and Rendmaw, Creaking Nest care about artifact creatures entering or dying, not just producing mana. It's not the most efficient ramp piece ever printed, but any deck that wants a cheap, colorless-identity artifact creature that also accelerates into bigger plays should run it.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest

Rendmaw, Creaking Nest

79.6% of decks · synergy 0.76

Rendmaw, Creaking Nest triggers on artifact creatures entering the battlefield, and Ornithopter of Paradise is a cheap, repeatable way to stack those triggers while also keeping mana open for the rest of the turn.

02
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

73.0% of decks · synergy 0.62

Leonardo da Vinci cares about artifacts and flying creatures, and Ornithopter of Paradise checks both boxes while smoothing out any color in a multicolor artifact build.

03
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant

Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant

69.1% of decks · synergy 0.61

Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant's affinity reduction makes artifact creatures effectively free, and Ornithopter of Paradise pulls double duty as an early body that pitches to Chiss-Goria's cost reduction and then ramps the turn after.

04
Arcum Dagsson

Arcum Dagsson

70.8% of decks · synergy 0.60

Arcum Dagsson needs a noncreature artifact on the battlefield to tutor, and Ornithopter of Paradise is a zero-barrier target that taps into Arcum's ability on the turn it lands — cheap, colorless, and immediately useful.

05
Volo, Guide to Monsters

Volo, Guide to Monsters

64.3% of decks · synergy 0.59

Volo, Guide to Monsters copies creatures with unique creature types, and Ornithopter of Paradise's Thopter typing is distinct enough to reliably trigger a copy while contributing ramp the original turn it's played.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Ornithopter of Paradise is a Commander staple first — nearly 80% inclusion in Rendmaw builds tells you everything about how much artifact-synergy decks want it. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant, crowded out by zero-mana alternatives and more powerful mana acceleration. Pauper is where it sees its next most relevant play, functioning as a passable Birds of Paradise substitute in decks that can't run the real thing. It's not legal in Pioneer or Standard, which is the correct call for formats that don't need another low-cost artifact mana producer.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.40 bulk tier

At $0.40, Ornithopter of Paradise is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of without thinking about it. Bulk rares with strong artifact-synergy homes rarely climb much, so treat it as a stable pickup, not a speculative one.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.