Noble Hierarch

No explanation will ever convince me of its current ludicrous price. 

It rivals the bird.

this card is not only cheaper than Druid of the Anima and Urborg Elf but it also has Exalted an it indeed rivals the might birds

this card is absolutely amazing which is why i run 4 in my bant aggro deck
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This card is freakin great!!! I was playing an extented deck with birds of paradise on the field and a jitte equipped to it, i was swinging for 5 in the air ever turn!!!! Great card but idk if it is better than birds, really depends on the deck.

WHAT!!!! Exalted stacks????? No way. This card is awesome.

SWING!!! ornithopter is in there for 1.......hehehehe nice.

it's better than heaven bird

indeed it did. birds of paradise too, probably...not in jund or naya but most of the time...you see what i'm saying. i'm not gonna get into why this is probably the absolute best one-drop in magic, but...let's say this: birds of paradise now swings for 1!!

llanowar elves just got replaced

Yeah... a friend of mine just used this against me, two games in a row. This, plus non-basic lands and mana producing artifacts helped him get out cards like Child of Alara and other wicked cards in about four turns.