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Serene Steward

{1}{W}

Creature — Human Cleric Ally

BFZBattle for Zendikar#46uncommon

"I can give you strength, but you'll have to bring your own courage."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 1449
Illustrator
Magali Villeneuve
Found in
Battle for Zendikar Intro Pack Call of Blood · Oath of the Gatewatch Intro Pack Desperate Stand · 4 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#19,376
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever you gain life, you may pay {W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
2/2
Plays as:
Counter PlacerLifegain Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 30m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+8.3%
$0.13
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-29.3%
$0.29
$0.20 low$0.12 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.13· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Aug 25, 2015
  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    A creature with lifelink dealing combat damage is a single life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, the ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won’t cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team’s life total to increase.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it’s 1 life from Drana’s Emissary or 7 life from Nissa’s Renewal.