Ornithological Studies
Ornithological Studies is a . A theme groups drops that share a franchise or an idea.Secret LairSpecial Magic cards sold by Wizards of the Coast on their own online store for a short time. Most are cards that already exist, given new art by a well-known artist or another franchise. A Secret Lair copy of a card plays exactly like any other copy of it.Open the full glossaryThemeOur way of grouping Secret Lair drops that share a subject, like Marvel or Fallout, so every version is on one page.Open the full glossary
Released 5 cards
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Every card in this drop
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- Card Kingdom $24.99
- Cardmarket €19.40
- Mana Pool $18.50
- TCGplayer $21.57
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- Card Kingdom $18.99
- Cardmarket €19.47
- Mana Pool $14.67
- TCGplayer $16.51
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- Cardmarket €3.92
- Mana Pool $3.48
- TCGplayer $3.58
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- Card Kingdom $13.99
- Cardmarket €14.43
- Mana Pool $12.10
- TCGplayer $11.58
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- Card Kingdom $6.49
- Cardmarket €3.63
- Mana Pool $5.66
- TCGplayer $6.36
The Store Price Against Buying the Cards One at a Time
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| Drop | Version | Store Price | Cards One at a Time | Cheaper |
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| Ornithological Studies | Non-foil | Price when it launched: $29.99, from a saved copy of the Secret Lair store page (Wayback Machine). | $59.60 | The store, by $29.61 |
Rulings for the Cards on This Page
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7 rulings for 3 cards
Dovescape
If a split card is cast, Dovescape makes tokens equal to the mana value of the half that was cast.
The Bird tokens are created even if the spell isn't countered by Dovescape's ability. This may happen because the spell can't be countered, because it's already been countered, or because it's otherwise been removed from the stack by the time Dovescape's ability resolves.
Gilded Goose
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost).
You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
Swan Song
Swan Song can target a spell that can't be countered. That spell won't be countered when Swan Song resolves, but its controller will get a Bird token.
Also Printed in Other Drops
Some of these cards came in other Secret Lair drops too, each with its own art.
From the same superdrop
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