edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Serra the Benevolent

Serra the Benevolent

Legendary Planeswalker — Serra

Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}

How we read this card

Creatures you control with flying get +1/+1 until end of turn.

activated +2 — gives +1/+1

Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying and vigilance.

activated −3 — makes a token

You get an emblem with "If you control a creature, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead."

activated −6 — gets an emblem

Causes: create an Angel creature token, put an Angel creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Serra the Benevolent an extra ability
  2. Deification — Deification gives Serra the Benevolent hexproof

310 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an Angel enters the battlefield — 354 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent:

  1. Bishop of Wings — gains you 4 life
  2. Youthful Valkyrie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Seraph Sanctuary — gains you 1 life
  4. Righteous Valkyrie — gains you that creature's toughness life

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

When Serra the Benevolent is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

239 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Serra the Benevolent enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Serra the Benevolent makes an Angel token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

When Serra the Benevolent makes an Angel token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life
  5. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  6. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — deals 1 damage
  7. Sage of the Falls — draws you 1 card
  8. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself

324 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Serra the Benevolent is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When an Angel enters thanks to Serra the Benevolent, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

35 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.