Serra Inquisitors
Creature — Human Cleric
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by one or more black creatures, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #30612
Serra Inquisitors puts a 3/4 first striker into play for five mana — a stat line and keyword that were passable in limited circa 1994 but have no competitive footing today. Five mana buys dramatically more in every format, and there is no shell where Serra Inquisitors is the right answer.
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 Inquisitors is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different words. In Commander, a 3/4 first striker for five with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no tribal tag worth building around, and no synergy hook is simply outclassed by hundreds of creatures at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage don't want it either — those formats run on efficiency, and a vanilla-adjacent five-drop with no impact on the stack or board state beyond its own combat math doesn't register. File it under historical curiosity.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Serra Inquisitors is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a bargain bin but never a decklist. That price won't move; demand is effectively zero outside of set collectors.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.