Seraph of the Scales
Creature — Angel
Flying: This creature gains vigilance until end of turn.
: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Afterlife 2 (When this creature dies, create two 1/1 white and black Spirit creature tokens with flying.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14114
Seraph of the Scales is a four-mana 4/3 flier with vigilance and deathtouch that leaves behind two 1/1 spirit tokens when it dies — relevant stats on a body that demands an answer and punishes removal with value. Pair it with Nim Deathmantle and a free sac outlet and the death trigger loops indefinitely, making it far more dangerous than its modest mana cost suggests.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Seraph of the Scales — the combination of evasion, deathtouch, and a death trigger that generates two bodies slots cleanly into aristocrats, reanimator, and token-doubler shells alike. In competitive Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana 4/3 is simply too slow and too fragile to headline a strategy when cheaper threats dominate those formats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest either; the card does nothing fast enough to matter in those power environments. Oathbreaker can leverage it similarly to Commander, especially under a Orzhov or Esper signature spell that recurs it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



Nim DeathmantleAshnod's AltarSeraph of the Scales
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Kenrith, the Returned KingAshnod's AltarCrossroads CandleguideSeraph of the Scales
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Kenrith, the Returned KingAshnod's AltarSignpost ScarecrowSeraph of the Scales
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Kenrith, the Returned KingAshnod's AltarPrismiteSeraph of the Scales
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current number. Seraph of the Scales has never been a high-demand staple, so it typically sits in budget territory — worth picking up if you're building any Orzhov aristocrats list.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.