Serra's Hymn
~$0.33 TCGplayer
White. Enchantment
Urza's Saga #48 · Illustrated by Rebecca Guay
Urza's Saga #48 · Illustrated by Rebecca GuayWhat is Serra's Hymn worth?
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Oracle text
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.
Format legality
The only printing of Serra's Hymn
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Urza's Saga usg #48· 1998uncommon· Cardmarket €0.33 | uncommon | $0.33 | €0.33 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1998
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #27,504 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Urza's Saga card (#48).
48
- 48Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Serra's Hymn, read from the Urza's Saga printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Serra's Hymn. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Rebecca Guay. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Urza's Saga. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 48 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (3)
2004-10-04
Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later.
2004-10-04
You can activate the ability (choosing no targets) even if there are no verse counters on it. It doesn’t do anything useful if you do this.
2004-10-04
You count the number of counters, then divide up the prevention during the announcement of the ability. Each targeted creature receives the appropriate amount of damage prevention when the ability resolves.
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