First printed in March of the Machine Commander (2023)
Creature — Bird
Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
Whenever a creature token you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Alessandra Pisano
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (6)
- The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.
- Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the new token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.
- The new token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, color, and so on.
- If you choose to copy a creature token that's a copy of another creature, the new creature token will copy the characteristics of whatever the original token is copying.
- Populate doesn't target the creature token you're copying. You choose that creature token as you're taking the populate action. You can choose any creature token you control. If a spell or ability causes you to create a creature token and then instructs you to populate, you may choose to copy the token you just created, or you may choose to copy another creature token you control.
- If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.
Prices
Paper price: €19.44 / $22.82 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 1.33 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
31 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Combat Celebrant + Frostcliff Siege + Nesting Dovehawk + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite turns, Lock: Nesting Dovehawk + Timestream Navigator + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Combat Celebrant + Nesting Dovehawk + Roar of Resistance + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Combat Celebrant + Nesting Dovehawk + Rising of the Day + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Anger + Combat Celebrant + Nesting Dovehawk + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Combat Celebrant + Nesting Dovehawk + The Fire Crystal + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Combat Celebrant + Fervor + Nesting Dovehawk + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Combat Celebrant + Nesting Dovehawk + Tannuk, Steadfast Second + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Akroma's Memorial + Combat Celebrant + Nesting Dovehawk + Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite combat phases…: Combat Celebrant + Nahiri's Resolve + Nesting Dovehawk + Zinnia, Valley's Voice