I do like that you also get to draw a card however, and I certainly wouldnt mind cycling this in response to something like a [casthaven]Living Weapon[/casthaven] trigger or a planeswalker activation
But, that little word adds an extra zero onto the original price tag, pushing the Evolutions version well into the tens of thousands of dollars
Boros is an aggressive colour combination, borrowing from its colours - white's small creature aspect and red's fast creature aspect
Original prints of this card arent necessarily worth a fortune, but you could see this one taking a positive trend on the secondary card market when the set releases its (officially confirmed) reprint
#0016 Pidgey Total Market Price $122.80 36 cards priced 2026-07-29 Avg Card Price $3.41 High Card $27.68 Low Card $0.08 Pidgey card prices have gained 45.8% year-to-date and is up 2.6% over the past 30 days, with 36 cards ranging from $0.08 to $27.68
Being able to hold up mana to interact and then dump it into casting something outside of normal timing restrictions is incredibly powerful in Commander, so I definitely think that this card will be a big hit in the format
