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Strix Serenade | MTG Deck Rec

Strix Serenade

Strix Serenade

Instant

Counter target artifact, creature, or planeswalker spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Legal in Commander
About $1.89

What it does

counterspell-artifact
counterspell-creature
counterspell-planeswalker
evasion
swap removal

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Art from Strix Serenade by Filipe Pagliuso

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