MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #45

Serra Avatar

usg·#45·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Dermot Power

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$7.51+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $6.74 · low $6.14

NM$6.51

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$6.02–$6.87modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $6.64low $0.15range 4326.7%n 55

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,541 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$6.51

Gameplay

Creature — Avatar

Serra Avatar's power and toughness are each equal to your life total. When Serra Avatar is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2022-12-08wotc

If Serra Avatar is no longer in your graveyard when its triggered ability resolves, you still shuffle your library.

2022-12-08wotc

The ability that defines Serra Avatar’s power and toughness works in all zones, not only the battlefield.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.51. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.15 and $6.64 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #45 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Creature — Avatar, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{W}{W}{W} (7 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,541 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dermot Power. Rarix catalogs 129 other cards credited to this artist.