First printed in Shadowmoor (2008)
All 2 prints
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The List (PLST) #SHM-258, 2020
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Shadowmoor (SHM) #258, 2008
Pili-Pala 
Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
Flying, 
: Add one mana of any color. ( is the untap symbol.)
It wasn't really expected to fly. Then again, it wasn't expected to move, either.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Ron Spencer
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- Pili-Pala’s ability is a mana ability. It doesn’t use the stack and can’t be responded to.
- Using this creature’s ability means you’re untapping it for mana, not tapping it for mana. Mana Reflection won’t cause it to produce extra mana.
- If Pili-Pala is already untapped, you can’t activate its ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.
- If a creature with an ability hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can’t activate that ability, unless the creature has haste.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Staple
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Commander staples:
main deck, 4% of decks (#405)
Colorless, Creatures, Artifacts
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Combos
303 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite blue mana: Grand Architect + Pili-Pala
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana: Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Palladium Myr + Pili-Pala
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana: Pili-Pala + Sol Ring + Trazyn the Infinite
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana: Palladium Myr + Pili-Pala + Trazyn the Infinite
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana: Basalt Monolith + Pili-Pala + Trazyn the Infinite
- Infinite colored mana: Enduring Vitality + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Pili-Pala
- Cast all spells in your library, Exile your library…: Forensic Gadgeteer + Pili-Pala + Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite colorless mana: Necrotic Ooze + Palladium Myr + Pili-Pala
- Infinite colored mana: Gilded Lotus + Pili-Pala + Trazyn the Infinite
- Infinite colored mana: Badgermole Cub + Enduring Vitality + Pili-Pala
