Atarka Monument
Artifact
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: This artifact becomes a 4/4 red and green Dragon artifact creature with flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #14707
Atarka Monument taps for red or green mana and can animate into a 4/4 with trample and haste for five mana — reasonable stats, but three mana for a rock that enters tapped is a real cost in a format full of two-mana ramp. Run it in Atarka, World Render builds where the thematic fit and color fixing matter more than raw efficiency, and cut it anywhere else.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Atarka, World Render
Atarka, World Render decks want every on-theme piece they can get, and Atarka Monument pulls double duty as color fixing for a demanding red-green mana cost and a late-game creature that shares the dragon's trample-and-aggression gameplan — the 37% inclusion rate reflects exactly that overlap.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Atarka Monument is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but constructed formats have moved well past three-mana rocks that enter tapped — you will not see it in competitive Legacy or Modern lists. Commander is the only realistic home, and even there it sits below the curve compared to Arcane Signet or the two-mana green ramp spells. The creature mode gives it a small edge over pure utility rocks in stompy or dragon-tribal builds, but that edge rarely justifies the slot over faster acceleration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Atarka Monument is pure bulk — a pickup that costs less than a sleeve. Don't expect that to change; three-mana enters-tapped rocks have a ceiling defined by low demand, and nothing in the current card pool is going to drive a spike.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.