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Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector

Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector

Legendary Creature — Bird Scout

Senu wants a deck that gains life over and over and gets rewarded for it. It also works in a deck built around Birds, Legends Matter or Scouts.

  • Mana cost1 genericwhite
  • White ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 1
  • RarityRare

Flying, vigilance

tap, Exile Senu: You gain 2 life and scry 2.

When a legendary creature you control attacks and isn't blocked, if this card is exiled, put it onto the battlefield attacking.

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Archetypes

Cards That Fit Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector

Picked for what they do in Senu's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Senu's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector

explain how Senu works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 5 Jul 2024

Although Senu enters the battlefield attacking as a result of its last ability, it was never declared as an attacking creature. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when Senu enters the battlefield attacking.

Wizards of the Coast 5 Jul 2024

Senu's last ability will trigger only if Senu is already exiled at the point immediately after blockers are declared and at least one legendary creature you control that attacked isn't blocked. It's not possible to exile Senu during the declare blockers step in time to have the ability trigger.

Wizards of the Coast 5 Jul 2024

You choose which player, planeswalker, or battle Senu is attacking when you put it onto the battlefield attacking. It doesn't have to be the same one that the unblocked legendary creature you control is attacking.

3 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Senu, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWPlayers write colors as letters: W for white.LifegainLifegain decks gain life over and over and use cards that reward each gain with extra cards, creatures or damage to opponents. Everyone starts at 40 life in Commander, so the extra life also keeps you safe while you set up.Open the Lifegain pageLifegain EngineGains you life again and again, on a trigger that keeps happening, rather than once. You start at 40 life in Commander, so life is something to spend as well as a cushion, and a card like this sets off every card that rewards you for gaining it. Soul Warden, Trostani, Selesnya's VoiceOpen the Lifegain Engine pageLife GainGains you life, once or over and over. Soul Warden, The Great Henge. In Commander life is something to spend, not just a cushion, and many of these cards also set off others that reward gaining life.Open the Life Gain pageLegends MatterCards that care about legendary cards: rewards for casting them, discounts, or bonuses for each one you control.Open the Legends Matter pageCard SelectionImproves what you draw rather than how much: you look at the top few cards of your library and decide what stays on top. Ponder lets you rearrange the top three, Serum Visions lets you scry, and Consider lets you surveil. It makes your draws more reliable without giving you extra cards.Open the Card Selection page