Serra's Blessing
Enchantment
Creatures you control have vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Price
- $1.35
- EDHREC rank
- #11779
Serra's Blessing gives your entire board vigilance for two mana — every creature attacks without tapping, which collapses the math opponents use to punish aggressive boards. It's a clean, permanent enchantment at a fair cost, but it competes with Brave the Sands, which also grants vigilance and adds a blocking bonus for the same price.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Serra's Blessing is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only matters in Commander. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, a two-mana enchantment that grants a keyword to your team has no competitive footing — those formats end before a static anthem pays off. Commander is where Serra's Blessing earns its slot: go-wide token strategies with commanders like Rhys the Redeemed or Adeline, Resplendent Cathar want to swing wide and hold blockers simultaneously, and this delivers that for two mana with no ongoing cost. It's a fringe role-player even there, edged out by Brave the Sands in most builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.35 cheap tier
At $1.35, Serra's Blessing sits at the low end of the cheap tier — you're not making a meaningful financial commitment here. The price is stable because demand is narrow; it won't spike, but it won't crater either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.