Serra's Hymn
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on this enchantment.
Sacrifice this enchantment: Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of targets, divided as you choose, where X is the number of verse counters on this enchantment.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #26561
Serra's Hymn costs one white mana and does nothing — it has no effect on the board, no card attached, no upside printed on it. It is not a playable Magic card in any competitive or casual 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's Hymn is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not endorsement. In Commander, a one-mana spell that produces zero effect is an automatic cut at any power level — the slot is always better filled by even the most marginal piece of interaction or ramp. Legacy and Vintage have access to the most efficient cards ever printed, and Serra's Hymn competes with none of them. There is no shell, no synergy, and no bracket where running Serra's Hymn is correct.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Serra's Hymn sits in bulk territory, which is about right for a card with no gameplay function. The price will not rise — bulk with no competitive application stays bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.