Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Preening Champion
March of the Machine · #73 · common · 2023
Creature — Bird Knight
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Market reference
$0.09
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 73 / 387
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Alix Branwyn
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2023-04-21
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{U}
Type: Creature — Bird Knight
Flying When this creature enters, create a 1/1 blue and red Elemental creature token.
"On Kylem, the omens of impending invasion went largely unnoticed, drowned out by the everyday fanfare of Valor's Reach."
Keywords: Flying
P/T: 2/2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.09 |
| USD (foil) | $0.08 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.04 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.16 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Preening Champion is real?
Preening Champion is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Preening Champion worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Preening Champion is $0.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Preening Champion from?
Preening Champion is from the Magic: The Gathering set "March of the Machine" in the expansion series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Preening Champion?
Preening Champion is a common card in the March of the Machine set.
