---
name: "Serra Ascendant"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Monk"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink"]
set: "HA1"
set_name: "Historic Anthology 1"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anthony Palumbo"
oracle_id: "27ad3e00-6ffb-48f7-8469-8868d066d1e2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/serra-ascendant-ha1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Serra Ascendant
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Monk
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Lifelink

## Oracle Text
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
As long as you have 30 or more life, this creature gets +5/+5 and has flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Windwright Mage](/printing/windwright-mage-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Serra the Benevolent](/printing/serra-the-benevolent-pf25.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Serra
3. [Anointed Chorister](/printing/anointed-chorister-m21.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Rhox Faithmender](/printing/rhox-faithmender-jmp.md) — Creature — Rhino Monk
5. [Heron of Hope](/printing/heron-of-hope-vow.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [Healer's Hawk](/printing/healers-hawk-fdn.md) — Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Historic Anthology 1 (HA1) #1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anthony Palumbo
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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