Citywing Catalyst
Birds of Paradise from Ravnica Remastered is the canonical one drop that opens color options on turn one and smooths out mana curves later in the game. The card name appears often on decklists because Birds of Paradise reliably performs as a ramp engine and a flying blocker that buys time. In practice this 0 1 creature converts a single green mana investment into flexible development, letting you accelerate into multicolor threats or fix awkward draws when the guilds demand more than one color.
Play it early to enable splashy commitments or hold it as a mana source while you set up a board presence. The flavor here fits Ravnica cityscape politics; these birds once roamed free and now traffic the spires between guild districts. For players who value consistency and tempo the Birds of Paradise is a small piece that often changes the cadence of a match.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {G}
- Card Type – Creature
- Subtypes – Bird
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. {T}: Add one mana of any color.
- Power / Toughness – 0/1