Serra Disciple
Creature — Bird Cleric
Flying, first strike
Whenever you cast a historic spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22874
Serra Disciple is a two-mana 2/1 flier with prowess — it attacks meaningfully early and scales with spellcasting. The body is real, the cost is efficient, but this is a role-player, not a bomb.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Serra Disciple fits white spellslinger builds that want an aggressive early threat — Sram, Senior Edificer and Zirda, the Dawnwaker shells can put it to work, though the 99-card dilution means it competes with stronger options. Pauper is where Serra Disciple actually earns its slot: the common card pool makes a 2/1 flier with prowess genuinely above the curve, and it sees real play in white weenie and aura strategies. In Modern and Pioneer it's below the power threshold — too fragile, too fair. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it whatsoever.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Serra Disciple is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not ordering singles. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is abundant, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.