Serra Aviary
World Enchantment
Creatures with flying get +1/+1.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $1.14
- EDHREC rank
- #23482
Serra Aviary gives all your creatures flying for four mana — a blanket evasion enchantment that turns a ground-stalled board into a lethal air force. The effect is real; the problem is that four mana for a static anthem effect with no immediate impact is a steep ask in any competitive context.
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 |
Serra Aviary is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's where the conversation starts and ends — it sees no play in any of them. In Commander, four mana for a do-nothing enchantment that only matters if you're already winning on board is a slot better spent on an actual threat or a piece of interaction. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient ways to push through damage, and neither format has ever found a reason to register Serra Aviary. It's a card that made sense in a slower era of the game; the current card pool has simply left it behind.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.14 cheap tier
At $1.14, Serra Aviary sits in the cheap tier, though that price reflects collector curiosity more than competitive demand. It doesn't hold value as a gameplay staple — there's no format where it's a sought-after piece, so don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.