Magic: The Gathering · starter
Owl Familiar
Starter 1999 · #43 · uncommon · 1999
Creature — Bird
Listings
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Market reference
$0.93
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 43 / 173
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Janine Johnston
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- white
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1999-07-01
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature
- Power / Toughness
- 1 / 1
Also does
Strategy & play
How Owl Familiar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Owl Familiar
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Janine Johnston
This card was illustrated by Janine Johnston.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Creature — Bird
Flying When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card.
Keywords: Flying
P/T: 1/1
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) | $0.93 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.68 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Owl Familiar is real?
Owl Familiar 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 Owl Familiar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Owl Familiar is $0.93; 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 Owl Familiar from?
Owl Familiar is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Starter 1999" in the starter series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Owl Familiar?
Owl Familiar is a uncommon card in the Starter 1999 set.
Other Owl Familiar printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
