---
name: "Serra Paladin"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "HML"
set_name: "Homelands"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "2fdbbca7-d1d0-4834-84df-2c2d9953f83a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/serra-paladin-hml"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Serra Paladin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
{1}{W}{W}, {T}: Target creature gains vigilance until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Militant Monk](/printing/militant-monk-tor.md) — Creature — Human Monk Cleric
2. [Lionheart Maverick](/printing/lionheart-maverick-ddg.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Azorius Knight-Arbiter](/printing/azorius-knight-arbiter-rna.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Sanctum Custodian](/printing/sanctum-custodian-usg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Veteran Cavalier](/printing/veteran-cavalier-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Dawnstrike Paladin](/printing/dawnstrike-paladin-ddl.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Homelands (HML) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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