Abzan Monument
Artifact
When this artifact enters, search your library for a basic Plains, Swamp, or Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
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, Sacrifice this artifact: Create an X/X white Spirit creature token, where X is the greatest toughness among creatures you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #15148
Abzan Monument gives you a white creature token on entry, mana fixing, and a late-game anthem — three functions on one three-mana artifact. The cost is that it does none of those things exceptionally well, so outside of commanders like Betor, Kin to All who squeeze value from every artifact or token trigger, it rarely earns a slot over more focused pieces.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Betor, Kin to All
Betor, Kin to All cares about artifacts entering and leaving, making Abzan Monument's token-on-entry trigger and mana utility both relevant — it's a cheap artifact that immediately does something on the board rather than sitting passive.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Abzan Monument is legal across every major constructed format but sees virtually no competitive play outside Commander — three mana for a Monument's effect is too slow for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where dedicated ramp or token producers do the job cheaper and faster. In Commander it occupies a narrow niche: token-matters decks that also want artifact count, or Abzan-color builds that need flexible mana fixing early and an anthem effect later. It's not a staple in any of those shells, but it's never dead, which is the honest ceiling for a card at this power level.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Abzan Monument is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that does almost nothing broken. There's no meaningful price floor to protect here; grab it from a bulk bin and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.