Songbirds' Blessing is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature attacks, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an Aura card. You may put that card onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Complete guide
Songbirds' Blessing is a unique Aura that turns your attackers into scouts for more enchantments. By enchanting your best creature, you can rapidly fill the board with powerful enchantments directly from your library. This card is perfect for decks that want to cheat the mana cost of expensive Auras while maintaining card advantage.
A Symphony of Auras
When the creature enchanted by Songbirds' Blessing attacks, a triggered ability goes on the stack. You reveal cards from the top of your library one by one until you hit an Aura card. At this point, you have a choice: you can either put that Aura directly onto the battlefield or add it to your hand. Regardless of what you find, the other revealed cards are tucked away at the bottom of your library in a random order.
The Art of Attachment
One of the most powerful aspects of this card is how the new Aura enters the battlefield. Because the Aura is being put onto the battlefield by an effect rather than being cast as a spell, it does not target. This means you can attach the new Aura to a permanent with Hexproof or Shroud. However, you must still obey the 'enchant' keyword; if you find an Aura that says 'Enchant land' and there are no lands on the battlefield, you must put it into your hand instead.
Common Pitfalls
Players often forget that the choice happens upon resolution. If you reveal an Aura that you cannot legally attach to anything, you don't lose it; the card's text specifically tells you to put it into your hand if it doesn't enter the battlefield. Also, remember that Songbirds' Blessing itself stays on the creature. Finding a second Aura doesn't replace the first one; they simply stack their effects.
Interaction examples
Ghostly PrisonYou have a creature enchanted with Songbirds' Blessing, and your opponent has a Ghostly Prison in play. To trigger the Blessing, you must first pay the {2} tax required by Ghostly Prison to declare your creature as an attacker. Once the cost is paid and the creature is legally attacking, Songbirds' Blessing triggers, allowing you to dig for another Aura.
Smothering TitheIf your library contains various types of enchantments, note that Songbirds' Blessing specifically looks for cards with the 'Aura' subtype. If you reveal a Smothering Tithe (which is an Enchantment but not an Aura), you must keep revealing cards until an actual Aura is found. Smothering Tithe and any other non-Aura cards revealed this way will be placed on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Songbirds' Blessing
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
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If you put an Aura card onto the battlefield with Songbirds' Blessing's triggered ability, you choose what it will enchant as it enters the battlefield. An Aura put onto the battlefield this way doesn't target anything (so it could be attached to an opponent's permanent with hexproof, for example), but the Aura's enchant ability restricts what it can be attached to. If the Aura can't legally be attached to anything, you won't be able to put it onto the battlefield, and it will be put into your hand by the next part of the effect.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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