Ersta, Friend to All

Ersta, Friend to All is a Legendary Planeswalker — Ersta card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

Its ability reads: "[+1]: Create a 1/1 Human Wizard creature token that's all colors. [−3]: Choose a card name from among Enlightened Tutor, Mystical Tutor, Booster Tutor, Imperial Recruiter, and Worldly Tutor. Create a copy of the card with the chosen name. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. [−8]: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more Wizards, you win the game." Ersta, Friend to All can be your commander."

Ersta, Friend to All has a mana cost of {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, which equals 5.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).

It requires B, G, R, U, W mana to cast.

Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.

Ersta, Friend to All's mana cost of {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.

Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.

Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.

Ersta, Friend to All has a mana value of 5.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."

Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.

Ersta, Friend to All's current oracle text is: "[+1]: Create a 1/1 Human Wizard creature token that's all colors. [−3]: Choose a card name from among Enlightened Tutor, Mystical Tutor, Booster Tutor, Imperial Recruiter, and Worldly Tutor. Create a copy of the card with the chosen name. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. [−8]: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more Wizards, you win the game." Ersta, Friend to All can be your commander."

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Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.

Format legality information for Ersta, Friend to All in Standard is not available.

Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.

Format legality information for Ersta, Friend to All in Modern is not available.

Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.

Format legality information for Ersta, Friend to All in Commander is not available.

Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.

Format legality information for Ersta, Friend to All in Pioneer is not available.

Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.

Format legality information for Ersta, Friend to All in Legacy is not available.

Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.

Format legality information for Ersta, Friend to All in Vintage is not available.

Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).

Format legality information for Ersta, Friend to All in Pauper is not available.

Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.

Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:

• Legal: Card is allowed in the format
• Banned: Card is prohibited from play
• Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
• Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool

Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.

This printing of Ersta, Friend to All is from PH21 (PH21), with collector number 4.

Ersta, Friend to All may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.

Ersta, Friend to All is a mythic card in PH21.

Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.

Ersta, Friend to All was illustrated by Winona Nelson.

Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.

Ersta, Friend to All enters the battlefield with 5 loyalty counters.

Planeswalker abilities add or remove loyalty counters when activated. If a planeswalker's loyalty reaches zero (through damage or ability costs), it's put into the graveyard.