Strix Serenade · CommanderView

Strix Serenade

Strix Serenade

Instant

Oracle text

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

Some birds sing to nature's beauty and the freedom of the skies. Others simply ask questions.

Illustrated by Filipe Pagliuso

Released on April 24, 2026

Tags

alliterationblue effectcard namescounterspellcounterspell artifactcounterspell creaturecounterspell planeswalkerdonate tokendrawbackdrawbackdrawbackevasionfun rulingfun rulingsingle target instant/sorcerysingle target instant/sorceryswap removalswap removalswap removal

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitivebrawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Oldschool
Paupercommander
Penny
PreDH
Premodern
Tlr

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2024-06-07
Strix Serenade can target a spell that can't be countered. That spell won't be countered when Strix Serenade resolves, but its controller will get a Bird token. (This won't come up often, but when it does, it'll be a hoot.)