Steel Seraph
Steel Seraph Price Summary
As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Steel Seraph is $1.03 (BRO #38, Foil), and the most expensive is $3.77 (BRO #311, Extended Art, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.76, up 32.3% over 7 days, up 41.9% over 30 days, up 89.3% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $2.19 (2025).
Steel Seraph Printings & Prices
Steel Seraph has 4 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including extended art, promo pack and prerelease treatments.
Sell Steel Seraph: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $2.00 cash for PBRO #38s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | PBRO #38s | Foil | $2.00 | $3.99 | 50% |
| Card Kingdom | PBRO #38p | Foil | $1.80 | $3.99 | 55% |
| Card Kingdom | BRO #311 | Foil | $1.58 | $4.49 | 65% |
| Card Kingdom | BRO #311 | Nonfoil | $1.50 | $3.99 | 62% |
| CoolStuffInc | BRO #311 | Foil | $1.50 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PBRO #38p | Nonfoil | $1.35 | $2.99 | 55% |
| CoolStuffInc | BRO #38 | Foil | $1.00 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | BRO #38 | Foil | $0.90 | $2.99 | 70% |
| Card Kingdom | BRO #38 | Nonfoil | $0.75 | $2.99 | 75% |
| CoolStuffInc | BRO #311 | Nonfoil | $0.75 | — | — |
Steel Seraph Rules Text & Legality
Prototype {1}{W}{W} — 3/3 (You may cast this spell with different mana cost, color, and size. It keeps its abilities and types.)
Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gains your choice of flying, vigilance, or lifelink until end of turn.
Steel Seraph is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
Steel Seraph Rulings
- Oct 14, 2022 A prototype card is a colorless card in every zone except the stack or the battlefield, as well as while on the stack or the battlefield if not cast as a prototyped spell. Ignore its alternative characteristics in those cases. For example, while it's in your graveyard, Blitz Automaton is a colorless creature card with mana value 7. It can't be the target of Recommission, a spell that targets an artifact or creature card with mana value 3 or less in your graveyard.
- Oct 14, 2022 Casting a prototyped spell isn't the same as casting it for an alternative cost, and an alternative cost may be applied to a spell cast this way. For example, if an effect allows you to cast an artifact card without paying its mana cost, you could either cast Blitz Automaton normally, or as a prototyped spell.
- Oct 14, 2022 If an effect copies a prototyped spell, that copy (as well as the token it becomes on the battlefield) will have the same characteristics as the prototyped spell. Similarly, if an effect creates a token that's a copy of a prototyped permanent or causes another permanent to become a copy of it, the copy would have the same characteristics as the prototyped permanent.
- Oct 14, 2022 Regardless of how it was cast, a prototype card always has the same name, abilities, types, and so on. Only the mana cost, mana value, color, power, and toughness change depending on whether the card was cast as a prototyped spell.
- Oct 14, 2022 The prototype ability functions in any zone that the spell could be cast from. For example, if an effect allows you to cast artifact spells from your graveyard, you could cast a prototyped Blitz Automaton from your graveyard.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Steel Seraph has been reprinted 7 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRO #38 | 2022-11-18 | Rare | Standard |
| BRO #38 | 2022-11-18 | Rare | Standard |
| PBRO #38s | 2022-11-18 | Rare | Prerelease |
| BRO #311 | 2022-11-18 | Rare | Extended Art |
| BRO #311 | 2022-11-18 | Rare | Extended Art |
| PBRO #38p | 2022-11-18 | Rare | Promo Pack |
| PBRO #38p | 2022-11-18 | Rare | Promo Pack |
Steel Seraph in Commander
Steel Seraph is the #5,644 most-played card on EDHREC, up 14 places over the last 30 days.
Steel Seraph FAQ
How much is Steel Seraph worth?
Steel Seraph is worth about $1.76 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 7, 2026. Prices range from $1.33 to $3.77 across 4 tracked printings.
Is Steel Seraph legal in Commander?
Yes — Steel Seraph is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Steel Seraph been reprinted?
Yes — Steel Seraph has been reprinted 7 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Steel Seraph cheap?
Steel Seraph trades at about $1.76 — 7 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#5,644 on EDHREC).