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Mockingbird, art by Mariah Tekulve
Art by Mariah Tekulve · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Mockingbird

{X}{U} · Creature — Bird Bard

Flying You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield with mana value less than or equal to the amount of mana spent to cast this creature, except it's a Bird in addition to its other types and it has flying.

Rulings (7)

Jul 26, 2024 · If the copied creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

Jul 26, 2024 · You can choose not to have Mockingbird enter as a copy of another creature. If you do, it will just be a 1/1 Bird Bard creature with flying, an ability that didn’t do anything, and the opportunity for a good self-deprecating joke or two.

Jul 26, 2024 · If the copied creature is copying something else, then Mockingbird enters as whatever that creature copied, with the noted exceptions.

Jul 26, 2024 · Mockingbird copies exactly what was printed on the original creature, except it’s a Bird in addition to its other types and it has flying, and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn’t copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.

Jul 26, 2024 · If the copied creature is a token, Mockingbird copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the noted exceptions.

Jul 26, 2024 · Any “enters” abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Mockingbird enters. Any “as [this creature] enters” or “[this creature] enters with” abilities of the copied creature will also work.

Jul 26, 2024 · Mockingbird’s second ability counts all mana spent to cast Mockingbird, not just mana spent on {X}. If there are any additional costs to cast it, the mana spent to pay those costs counts as well.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=19 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Bant MidrangeStandard100%1–2×6
Thrasios, Triton Hero / Tymna the WeavercEDH100%4
Atraxa, Grand UnifiercEDH100%2
Bant CubStandard100%2–3×2
Thrasios, Triton Hero / Vial Smasher the FiercecEDH100%2
Bant BlinkModern100%1
Glarb, Calamity's AugurcEDH100%1
Heliod, the Radiant DawncEDH100%1
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Mockingbird — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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