Basandra, Battle Seraph

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Basandra, Battle Seraph: Legendary Creature - Angel, Commander Anthology. Flying. Players can't cast spells during combat. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Angel
Colour identity
White and red (WR)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander Anthology (CMA)
Released
2017-06-09
Collector number
174
Artist
Terese Nielsen
Commander rank
13,123 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Basandra, Battle Seraph

Basandra, Battle Seraph is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and red legendary creature from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 174 in that set, with art by Terese Nielsen. It costs {3}{R}{W} (three generic, one white and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Commander 2011 (2011) to Commander Anthology (2017). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Players can't cast spells during combat.

{R}: Target creature attacks this turn if able.

"Why listen to the mumblings of wizards when the lash speaks true?"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.18 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Basandra, Battle Seraph by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Basandra, Battle Seraph

Basandra, Battle Seraph has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Vintage Masters (VMA) #244Rare2014
Conspiracy (CNS) #184Rare2014
Commander 2011 (CMD) #184Rare2011
Commander 2011 Launch Party (PCMD) #184Rare2011

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Basandra, Battle Seraph, newest first.

  • If, during a player’s declare attackers step, a creature is tapped, is affected by a spell or ability that says it can’t attack, or hasn’t been under that player’s control continuously since the turn began (and doesn’t have haste), then it doesn’t attack. If there’s a cost associated with having a creature attack, the player isn’t forced to pay that cost, so it doesn’t have to attack in that case either.
  • Players may still activate abilities during combat.
  • While Basandra, Battle Seraph is on the battlefield, players can’t cast any spells during the combat phase, including permanent spells with flash.

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