Serene Master
Creature — Human Monk
Whenever this creature blocks, exchange its power and the power of target creature it's blocking until end of combat.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Price
- $0.62
- EDHREC rank
- #18408
Serene Master wins every combat it enters — its power becomes the attacker's power on block, which means it trades up against anything and survives everything smaller. Two mana for a repeatable combat wall that demands answers is real.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Serene Master earns its keep, slotting into any blue deck that needs a cheap, recurring blocker that punishes creature-heavy strategies — voltron opponents in particular will think twice before swinging into it. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but the card sees essentially no play there; the formats move too fast for a 0/3 that only matters when something attacks into it. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander at a smaller table scale, where Serene Master can do real work in slower pods.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.62 bulk tier
At $0.62, Serene Master sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in. It's a niche card with a small but consistent demand from blue creature-control builds, so the price is unlikely to move much in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.