# Serra Ascendant Serra Ascendant represents a pivotal moment in Magic's design philosophy around efficient creatures. This rare from Magic 2011 sparked genuine debate about power level, as a one-mana creature that becomes a 6/6 flyer when you're at 30 life seemed to break conventional balance. Collectors appreciate it as a card that saw competitive play despite initial skepticism, validating its design. The foil and nonfoil versions both hold collector interest, though foils command premiums typical of older rare printings. Serra Ascendant matters less for rarity than for its role as a turning point in how designers evaluate small creatures with conditional payoffs.