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[[Serra the Benevolent]] is a white human Planeswalker, released in February 2021 along with the [[Kaldheim]] card set.
 
[[Serra the Benevolent]] is a white human Planeswalker, released in February 2021 along with the [[Kaldheim]] card set.
  
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She has higher than average health, high mana gains with a very unbalanced spread, and average deck limits.
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She has higher than average health and average deck limits. She is one of four [[Planeswalkers]], as of October 2022, with the highest White mana gain, at +7. She attains this and fair gains in Blue and Green with deep minuses (-2) to Black and Red.
  
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The focus of all of Serra's abilities is Angel creatures.  She can create powerful {{Ability|Vigilance|Vigilant}} Angel {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} or Angel {{Ability|Leader|Leaders}} (but not both; the ability alters at level 40), {{Ability|buff}} creatures while giving them the Angel subtype, effectively turning them into angels, and Exile creatures in or going to the graveyard while summoning a Vigilant Angel for each one, effectively turning them into angels.
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The focus of all of Serra's abilities is Angel creatures.  She can create powerful {{Ability|Vigilance|Vigilant}} Angel {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} or Angel {{Ability|Leader|Leaders}} (but not both; the ability [[#Notes|alters at level 40]]), {{Ability|buff}} creatures while giving them the Angel subtype, effectively turning them into angels, and Exile creatures in or going to the graveyard while summoning a Vigilant Angel for each one, effectively turning them into angels.
  
 
==Stats==
 
==Stats==
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| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| Loyalty 2 = 6
 
| Loyalty 2 = 6
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| Effect 2 = Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains {{Ability|First Strike}} and {{Ability|Flying}}.
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| Effect 2 = Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains <b>{{Ability|First Strike}}</b> and {{Ability|Flying}}.
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| Loyalty 3 = 6
 
| Loyalty 3 = 6
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| Effect 3 = Target creature you control gets +3/+3 and gains {{Ability|First Strike}} and {{Ability|Flying}}.  It gains the Angel subtype.
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| Effect 3 = Target creature you control gets <b>+3/+3</b> and gains {{Ability|First Strike}} and {{Ability|Flying}}.  <b>It gains the Angel subtype.</b>
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 6
 
| Loyalty 4 = 6
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| Effect 4 = Target creature you control gets +4/+4 and gains {{Ability|First Strike}} and {{Ability|Flying}}.  It gains the Angel subtype.
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| Effect 4 = Target creature you control gets <b>+4/+4</b> and gains {{Ability|First Strike}} and {{Ability|Flying}}.  It gains the Angel subtype.
 
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{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
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| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| Loyalty 2 = 12
 
| Loyalty 2 = 12
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| Effect 2 = Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} [White Angel Creature (4/4) {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Vigilance}}].  Then, your other Angel creatures get +2/+2.
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| Effect 2 = Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} [White Angel Creature (4/4) {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Vigilance}}].  <b>Then, your other Angel creatures get +2/+2.</b>
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| Loyalty 3 = 12
 
| Loyalty 3 = 12
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| Effect 3 = Create a Radiant, Serra Archangel {{Ability|Token}} [White Angel Creature (6/4) {{Ability|Legendary}}, {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Leader}}].  Then, your other Angel creatures get +2/+2.
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| Effect 3 = <b>Create a Radiant, Serra Archangel {{Ability|Token}}</b> [White Angel Creature (6/4) {{Ability|Legendary}}, {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Leader}} with: "When an Angel creature you control attacks: this creature gets +2/+2 and {{Ability|Protection from Black|Protection}} from your opponent's Planeswalker colors until the beginning of your next turn."].  Then, your other Angel creatures get +2/+2.
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 12
 
| Loyalty 4 = 12
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| Effect 4 = Create a Radiant, Serra Archangel {{Ability|Token}} [White Angel Creature (6/4) {{Ability|Legendary}}, {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Leader}}].  Then, your other Angel creatures get +3/+3 and gain {{Ability|Bravery}}.
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| Effect 4 = Create a Radiant, Serra Archangel {{Ability|Token}} [White Angel Creature (6/4) {{Ability|Legendary}}, {{Ability|Flying}}, {{Ability|Leader}} with: "When an Angel creature you control attacks: this creature gets +2/+2 and {{Ability|Protection from Black|Protection}} from your opponent's Planeswalker colors until the beginning of your next turn."].  Then, your other Angel creatures get <b>+3/+3 and gain {{Ability|Bravery}}</b>.
 
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* Note that the {{Ability|Token}} created by this ability at levels 40-60 does not have {{Ability|Vigilance}}, while the {{Ability|Token}} created by the ability at levels 10-39 does.
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{{Planeswalker Ability
 
{{Planeswalker Ability
 
| Name = Angelic Renewal
 
| Name = Angelic Renewal
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| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| Loyalty 2 = 21
 
| Loyalty 2 = 21
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| Effect 2 = Create an Angelic Renewal {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may {{Ability|Exile}} it.  When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4)).  When you {{Ability|Foretell}} a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4))."].  Exile each creature card from your graveyard.
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| Effect 2 = Create an Angelic Renewal {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may {{Ability|Exile}} it.  When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4)).  When you {{Ability|Foretell}} a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4))."].  <b>Exile each creature card from your graveyard.</b>
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
 
| Loyalty 3 = 21
 
| Loyalty 3 = 21
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| Effect 3 = Create an Angelic Renewal {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may {{Ability|Exile}} it.  When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4)).  When you {{Ability|Foretell}} a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4))."].  Exile each creature card from your graveyard.  Then, you gain 2 life for each Cleric exiled this way.
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| Effect 3 = Create an Angelic Renewal {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may {{Ability|Exile}} it.  When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4)).  When you {{Ability|Foretell}} a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4))."].  Exile each creature card from your graveyard.  <b>Then, you gain 2 life for each Cleric exiled this way.</b>
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 21
 
| Loyalty 4 = 21
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| Effect 4 = Create an Angelic Renewal {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may {{Ability|Exile}} it.  When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4)).  When you {{Ability|Foretell}} a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4))."].  Exile each creature card from your graveyard.  Then, you gain 2 life for each Cleric exiled this way, and your Angel creatures get +1/+1 for each Warrior exiled this way.
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| Effect 4 = Create an Angelic Renewal {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may {{Ability|Exile}} it.  When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4)).  When you {{Ability|Foretell}} a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel {{Ability|Token}} (White Angel Creature (4/4))."].  Exile each creature card from your graveyard.  Then, you gain 2 life for each Cleric exiled this way, <b>and your Angel creatures get +1/+1 for each Warrior exiled this way</b>.
 
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|Warhorn Blast
 
|Warhorn Blast
 
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== Notes ==
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The {{Ability|Token}} created by the second ability, Serra Archangel at levels 40-60 does not have {{Ability|Vigilance}}, while the {{Ability|Token}} created by the ability at levels 10-39 does.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 16 February 2023

Serra the Benevolent
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Serra.png
Full Name Serra the Benevolent
Affinities White
Origin set Kaldheim Kaldheim
Cost 295 Mana Crystals
Stats (max level)
Health 116
Deck limits Creatures 7  ·  Spells 6  ·  Supports 6
Mana bonuses Icon W.png +7 · Icon U.png +3 · Icon B.png -2 · Icon R.png -2 · Icon G.png +3
Leveling cost 79,920 Mana Runes
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)

Serra the Benevolent is a white human Planeswalker, released in February 2021 along with the Kaldheim card set.

She has higher than average health and average deck limits. She is one of four Planeswalkers, as of October 2022, with the highest White mana gain, at +7. She attains this and fair gains in Blue and Green with deep minuses (-2) to Black and Red.

The focus of all of Serra's abilities is Angel creatures. She can create powerful Vigilant Vigilance Angel Tokens Token or Angel Leaders Leader (but not both; the ability alters at level 40), buff creatures while giving them the Angel subtype, effectively turning them into angels, and Exile creatures in or going to the graveyard while summoning a Vigilant Angel for each one, effectively turning them into angels.

Stats

Serra the Benevolent - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
White +7 Blue +3 Black -2 Red -2 Green +3 Loyalty 0 Creatures  7 Spells  6 Supports  6 116 79,920 Mana Runes
All level details 1-60          Up-down-arrow-icon.png Click to
Level

cost

Mana bonus Deck limits Health Abilities
Icon W.png Icon U.png Icon B.png Icon R.png Icon G.png Icon L.png Creature-Icon.png Spell-Icon.png Support-Icon.png 1 2 3
1-5

440Rune.png

+3 0 -2 -2 0 0 4 3 3 26 AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png
5 3 3
29
+4 0 -2 -2 0 0
32
6-10

1865Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
35
5 4 3
38
AbilityLev1.png
11-15

4190Rune.png

41
+4 0 -2 -2 +1 0
44
5 4 4
47
16-20

7380Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
+4 +1 -2 -2 +1 0
50
AbilityLev2.png
21-25

11405Rune.png

53
6 4 4
56
+5 +1 -2 -2 +1 0
59
26-30

16250Rune.png

AbilityLev2.png
62
6 5 4
66
AbilityLev2.png
31-35

21890Rune.png

69
+5 +1 -2 -2 +2 0
72
6 5 5
36-40

28325Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
76
+5 +2 -2 -2 +2 0
80
AbilityLev3.png
41-45

35540Rune.png

84
7 5 5
88
+5 +2 -2 -2 +3 0
92
46-50

43520Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
96
7 6 5
100
AbilityLev4.png
51-55

55720Rune.png

104
+5 +3 -2 -2 +3 0
7 6 6
108
56-60

79920Rune.png

AbilityLev4.png
112
+7 +3 -2 -2 +3 0
116
AbilityLev4.png

Abilities

1: Angelic Destiny
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 6-19 6 Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains Flying Flying.
AbilityLev2.png 20-35 6 Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains First Strike First Strike and Flying Flying.
AbilityLev3.png 36-49 6 Target creature you control gets +3/+3 and gains First Strike First Strike and Flying Flying. It gains the Angel subtype.
AbilityLev4.png 50-60 6 Target creature you control gets +4/+4 and gains First Strike First Strike and Flying Flying. It gains the Angel subtype.
2: Serra Archangel
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 10-25 12 Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token [White Angel Creature (4/4) Flying Flying, Vigilance Vigilance].
AbilityLev2.png 26-39 12 Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token [White Angel Creature (4/4) Flying Flying, Vigilance Vigilance]. Then, your other Angel creatures get +2/+2.
AbilityLev3.png 40-55 12 Create a Radiant, Serra Archangel Token Token [White Angel Creature (6/4) Legendary Legendary, Flying Flying, Leader Leader with: "When an Angel creature you control attacks: this creature gets +2/+2 and Protection Protection from Black from your opponent's Planeswalker colors until the beginning of your next turn."]. Then, your other Angel creatures get +2/+2.
AbilityLev4.png 56-60 12 Create a Radiant, Serra Archangel Token Token [White Angel Creature (6/4) Legendary Legendary, Flying Flying, Leader Leader with: "When an Angel creature you control attacks: this creature gets +2/+2 and Protection Protection from Black from your opponent's Planeswalker colors until the beginning of your next turn."]. Then, your other Angel creatures get +3/+3 and gain Bravery Bravery.


3: Angelic Renewal
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 16-29 21 Create an Angelic Renewal Token Token [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may Exile it. When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4)). When you Foretell Foretell a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4))."].
AbilityLev2.png 30-45 21 Create an Angelic Renewal Token Token [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may Exile it. When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4)). When you Foretell Foretell a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4))."]. Exile each creature card from your graveyard.
AbilityLev3.png 46-59 21 Create an Angelic Renewal Token Token [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may Exile it. When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4)). When you Foretell Foretell a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4))."]. Exile each creature card from your graveyard. Then, you gain 2 life for each Cleric exiled this way.
AbilityLev4.png 60 21 Create an Angelic Renewal Token Token [4 shield with "When a non-token creature you control dies: You may Exile it. When a creature card is exiled from your graveyard: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4)). When you Foretell Foretell a card from your hand: Create a Vigilant Angel Token Token (White Angel Creature (4/4))."]. Exile each creature card from your graveyard. Then, you gain 2 life for each Cleric exiled this way, and your Angel creatures get +1/+1 for each Warrior exiled this way.


Story

"A human Planeswalker from the distant past, Serra was a powerful and benevolent healer. She created an artificial plane known as Serra's Realm, where she and her followers lived in peace defended by flights of angels. Though Serra and her realm are long gone, her legacy and teachings have lived on as a beacon of hope throughout the Multiverse."

Starting Deck

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set
Shepherd of the Cosmos Missing card data
Stalwart Valkyrie Missing card data
Codespell Cleric Missing card data 
War Oracle Creatures (3/3) 11 White Uncommon Origins ORI 
Grasp of the Hieromancer Supports (2) 8 White Common Origins ORI 
Mighty Leap Spells 6 White Common Origins ORI 
Enshrouding Mist Spells 5 White Common Origins ORI 
Battlefield Forge Supports (2) 8 Colorless Common Origins ORI
Tyrite Sanctum Missing card data
Warhorn Blast Missing card data

Notes

The Token Token created by the second ability, Serra Archangel at levels 40-60 does not have Vigilance Vigilance, while the Token Token created by the ability at levels 10-39 does.

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