Serra's Boon
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2 as long as it's white. Otherwise, it gets -2/-1.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #28515
Serra's Boon turns any creature into a persistent threat — vigilance and lifelink together mean every attack gains life and leaves a blocker standing. The cost is a three-mana enchantment that does nothing the turn it enters and dies to any enchantment removal.
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 Boon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the competition from more efficient auras and equipment is too steep to justify a three-mana enchantment with no immediate effect. In Commander it finds a niche in Voltron and lifegain strategies where stacking vigilance and lifelink on a commander compounds over multiple combat steps — but even there it competes with cheaper options like Angelic Destiny or Indestructibility for the aura slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Serra's Boon is deep bulk — a near-zero financial commitment for any deck that wants it. Price stability is a safe bet only because there's no realistic spike target here; it's a card you pick out of a bulk bin, not one you track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.