Thieving Magpie

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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Highlander Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Premodern Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Thieving Magpie

Creature — Bird

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

Whenever Thieving Magpie deals damage to an opponent, you draw a card.

capwner on Oath of the Birdwatch

2 months ago

Gaea's Cradle / Growing Rites of Itlimoc  Flip?

Also I want more birds. Keeper of the Nine Gales, Augury Owl, Commander Eesha, Thieving Magpie, Ledger Shredder, Emeria Angel, Wingmate Roc, Suntail Hawk, Thrummingbird, Soulcatchers' Aerie, Airborne Aid just some ideas

Enduring Ideal with Dovescape is a classic

Spitting Image is a cool card I forgot about that one.

Overall cool list, lots of interesting cards. Like I said I'd like to see more bird stuff since the deck seems to be more about flavor than being super competitive, plus low cost flyers synergize well with Derevi!

carpecanum on For The Birds! EDH ed.

1 year ago

Literally did this same thing for my son. Dovescape freaked out so many people we built a deck around it. Our deck is titled "Have you heard the word?" if you want to look at it (not quite as budget as your deck, around $175).

You need to mark your commander by typing CMDR after it, flanked by asterix (if i type it out here it just adds italics) (we used Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker)

Aven Mindcensor is awesome. It even stops ramp when people realize Cultivate might not even net them a single land.

Thieving Magpie and Spear of Heliod are both very useful.

Tata on Jund 5 Star Restaurant

4 years ago

The 3-drop slot looks overloaded, and in my opinion you have too many 5 and 6 drops.

I would cut a few of the weaker cards of the deck to make room for some 2cmc cards like Nature's Lore , Fauna Shaman , Farseek , etc. The weaker cards strike me as Archivist , Thieving Magpie , Tatyova, Benthic Druid , and Precognitive Perception .

I think you can also make room for Birds of Paradise - at least by cutting Avacyn's Pilgrim .

For such a creature-heavy deck, I am surprised you are not playing Selfless Spirit or Dauntless Escort .

Have you considered Heliod's Pilgrim to access your control magic package?

Dumgoldfish124 on Bird Token/Tribal

5 years ago

47552 Love the idea, really creative! I have some recommendations for you though. Onto the birds!

First, if your play group doesn't mind un-cards, then Crow Storm is quite good. Other then that, Storm Crow itself, despite the memes, is not a bad card and is great in bird tribal. Murder of Crows is a really good finisher as it will deter board wipes and swing for 4 a turn. Mindshrieker is another good finsher. Swan Song and Essence Scatter are both great bird themed counterspells and Wing Shards is a great bird themed spell. Crookclaw Elder is a good draw engine and Impaler Shrike and/or Thieving Magpie add a good bit of draw. Keeper of the Nine Gales adds some great board control and helps disrupt the tempo of your opponent. Augury Owl gives some nice foresight to what is coming up and allows you to change the order or throw away the cards that are not needed. Finally, while not a 'bird bird', Soulcatcher is awesome at killing the opponent after some sacrifice shenanigans.

I also have some general recommendations for the deck. Firstly, Culling Dais is awesome. It can tap and sacrifice a bird if that bird is destroyed, turning it into another card for later on. It gets even more ridiculous with Thrummingbird increasing counters. Deluge gives all of your birds pseudo-unblockable and Gravitational Shift beefs up your birds while your opponent's ground troops get weaker. Kangee, Aerie Keeper pumps the power and toughness of all your birds while Aven Mimeomancer makes your tokens bigger. Door of Destinies does similar things to Kangee. Tezzeret's Gambit is a nice draw spell that also adds counters. Glory stops damage cold. In this deck Grafted Wargear is better then Barbed Battlegear, despite the synergy with Soulcatchers' Aerie. Cataclysm is an awesome board wipe, especially with Soulcatchers' Aerie. Masako the Humorless is nasty surprise for your opponent, especially with Glory chilling in the graveyard. Finally, with land I recommend using Nimbus Maze and Sejiri Refuge. I also recommend having 20 lands, but if 18 works, by all means, keep using 18.

I hope this helps! If you would like any help with cuts, just ask, I'll be happy to help!

seshiro_of_the_orochi on PicklePlum Girl

5 years ago

Gotta love that description. How bout Ophidian or Thieving Magpie?

OctaviusFalcon on Derevi's flock of happy birb friends :)

6 years ago
So, I was wondering why my deck consistently underperformed, and after reviewing my deck a bit I realized I somehow ended up only running 31 lands and a lot more high cost things than I should've been playing. I also realized I was running a bit of lockdown stuff, and I think wanted to tone that down a bit in favor of more tribal support. As this was the case, I decided to fix it up a bit.

CHANGES

Abundant Growth --> Mirari's Wake

Azorius Keyrune --> Glacial Fortress

Cryptic Gateway --> Birthing Pod

Azorius Chancery --> Hallowed Fountain

Selesnya Guildgate --> Sunpetal Grove

Simic Growth Chamber --> Yavimaya Coast

Simic Signet --> Breeding Pool

Fertile Ground --> Gavony Township

Glare of Subdual --> Supreme Verdict

Opposition --> Deluge

Deadeye Navigator --> High Sentinels of Arashin

Azorius Signet --> Hinterland Harbor

Dismiss into Dream --> Beast Within

Windreader Sphinx --> Mirror Entity

Coastal Breach --> Krosan Verge

Obelisk of Urd --> Sol Ring

Bronzebeak Moa --> Wargate

Marshal's Anthem --> Bower Passage

Skullclamp --> Murder of Crows

Wing Shards --> Temple Garden

Krosan Grip --> Adarkar Wastes

Favorable Winds --> Thieving Magpie

HOPMONSTER on Bird Tirbal

7 years ago

Nice deck! I too have a Bird Tribal deck. I've whittled out some of the excess birds and added in plenty of combat tricks, tribal helping enchantments, and card draw to keep the birds flocking. Here are some cards I think you should consider:Magus of the Moat, Palace Familiar & Runewing & Thieving Magpie - boring but card draw plus birds, Tempest Owl - fine early game but great if you have the mana for the kicker late game, Halimar Depths & Blighted Steppe - a couple beneficial lands, Bident of Thassa, Migratory Route, Swan Song, Faces of the Past, Gravitational Shift, Military Intelligence, Reconnaissance, Shared Triumph.

Here's my deck if you want to check it out 300 Tons of Bird Shit

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