Serra Paladin
Homelands 17 • common
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
tap: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
1 generic mana white mana white mana, tap: Target creature gains vigilance until end of turn.
"Would that I could be a Paladin again, but the dead hold no place among their ranks."— Ihsan's Shade
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Serra Paladin was released in 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to explore the lore of the plane of Ulgrotha, a world defined by the influence of the planeswalker Serra. The card was created during a period where Wizards of the Coast was experimenting with thematic expansions that prioritized narrative flavor and regional world-building over the power-level balancing that characterized later releases.
The artwork for this card was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, a foundational artist for the early years of the game. Maddocks utilized a distinct, moody aesthetic that helped define the visual identity of the middle-90s Magic sets. While the card is often remembered for its mechanical limitations and its role in the widely debated power level of the Homelands expansion, it remains a nostalgic piece of the game's mid-decade history, capturing the dark, gothic fantasy tone that defined the Ulgrotha setting.
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