Serra Avatar

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.

Discussion (50)

Cheifettues on Mana fixing in a Boros …

2 days ago

I feel I am in need of some mana fixing, maybe not. I am honestly not sure. I am thinking of adding Celestial Dawn to a Boros Angel deck.

I have updated this deck recently, adding 10ish new cards that are all white. This brings down the count of red/white cards to 3. There are 3x Boros and 2x Cliff Tops, the rest are plains which brings my lands to 19.

Low right! I’ve been running 19 lands with an average success rate of about 85%. I’d like to increase my success rate. The tricky part is that white has limited options for ramping. Iv’e got Endless Horizons ... but what else is there really that fits.

This is a 99% tribal deck, the only exception being Serra Avatar . I don’t want to add non angel creatures. My problem I know but meh.

I have tried cards like Tith and they don’t hold up to my expectations.

So how about mana fixing? Does it fit? Cards like Chromatic Lantern are an obvious choice, but I simply am annoyed by the overuse of the card by the people I play with. Such a ridiculous excuse.

What are your thoughts on CE. It’s my understanding from the web is that the card lacks potential and isn’t played much... it is crap...but is it really crap when played in the right deck?

For example, turn 5/7 I pull CE, chances are (with my play style) I have yet to play any red/white cards. So I play CE and now I can play the 3 cards as I please. Is this a correct understanding?

Currently I’ve got Slayers' Stronghold and Emeria, The Sky Ruin and I know they would be cut if I run CE. Is this worth it??

I am torn, I don’t know the answer. This deck is playable, even with its high costing creatures and skewed mana curve. The stax helps. But I feel my mana base has a huge gap in it.

Thoughts and suggestions are welcome

Good day and be well.

Kindly...

Boss a** Angels

Kynewt on Snatch and fling!

1 month ago

king-saproling Yasova Dragonclaw, Domineering Will, and Serra Avatar definitely seem interesting! Def going to look into trying to squeeze them in

king-saproling on Snatch and fling!

1 month ago

You might like these: Catch / Release, Domineering Will, Dominus of Fealty, Captivating Crew, Yasova Dragonclaw, Prime Speaker Vannifar, Jalira, Master Polymorphist, Serra Avatar (good fling material!), Deadeye Navigator (works like Conjurers Closet), Cloudshift

king-saproling on Twerk Town

1 month ago

You might like these: Conclave's Blessing, Doran, the Siege Tower, Angelic Accord, Resplendent Angel, Crested Sunmare, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Vizkopa Guildmage, Sanguine Bond, True Conviction, Light of Promise, Sunbond, Cradle of Vitality, Serra Avatar, Soul of Eternity, Evra, Halcyon Witness, Pollenbright Wings.

Also heads up, you got 2 Sheoldreds and 2 Elesh Norns in there

MadWollf on Angelic demise

1 month ago

Here's a few suggestions to get started with cutting.

Shepherd of Heroes

Winged Shepherd

Anointer Priest

Daybreak Chaplain

Emeria Captain

Legion Angel

Loxodon Restorer

Makeshift Battalion

Iona's Judgment

Angel's Mercy

Sandblast

True Love's Kiss

Candlelight Vigil (use Sentinel's Eyes instead)

Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis

A few others to consider: Serra Ascendant as well as Felidar Guardian

Leave No Trace

Murderous Rider

Light of Hope fits your themes as well

Aetherflux Reservoir can be a wincon as well as slow your casting life loss

Commander's Sphere

Endless Atlas and Well of Lost Dreams for card draw

Swiftfoot Boots and Lightning Greaves for commander protection

Disenchant

Serra Avatar

carpecanum on Livio, Alena Secret Lovers

2 months ago

Malignus, Serra Avatar or Soul of Eternity could offer big mana without going infinite

Ghitu War Cry can make any creature hit the 4 power needed to go infinite and then pump something else up even more

Umbral Mantle could also go infinite

kpres on Card creation challenge

2 months ago

Phoenix of Your Ashes

Legendary Creature - Phoenix Avatar

Flying, Indestructible, Haste

This card's power and toughness are equal to your starting life total minus your current life total.

Pay 1 life: Add to your mana pool. Play this ability only while this card is in the graveyard, and only to cast this card.

You may cast this card from the graveyard.

When this card enters the battlefield, if it didn't enter from the graveyard, you lose the game.

star/star

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Let's see a green version of the Serra Avatar/Lich/Phage the Untouchable series.

kpres on Card creation challenge

2 months ago

Avatar of Addiction

Creature - Elemental Avatar

: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Any player may play this ability.

Creatures with -1/-1 counters on them get +1/+1 for each counter instead, as though the counters are treated as +1/+1 counters.

Avatar of Addiction gets +1/+1 for each creature with a -1/-1 counter on it.

_"With him, we feel strong, but without him, we shall surely perish."

-- Barrenton Medic_

2/2

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Create a Lich as a creature like Serra Avatar, but with with the severity of reanimating Phage the Untouchable.