---
name: "Basandra, Battle Seraph"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Angel"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "CMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011"
collector_number: "184"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "4a480736-4cdc-4e3a-a8cb-d1c726982f9f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/basandra-battle-seraph-cmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Basandra, Battle Seraph
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Players can't cast spells during combat.
{R}: Target creature attacks this turn if able.

> *"¿Por qué escuchar los murmullos de los magos cuando el látigo habla fuerte y claro?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Angelic Arbiter](/printing/angelic-arbiter-cmd.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Seraph of the Sword](/printing/seraph-of-the-sword-m14.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Blinding Angel](/printing/blinding-angel-8ed.md) — Creature — Angel
4. [Angelic Skirmisher](/printing/angelic-skirmisher-pgtc.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Angel of the Dire Hour](/printing/angel-of-the-dire-hour-c14.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Archangel of Tithes](/printing/archangel-of-tithes-potj.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 (CMD) #184
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`