Devout Monk
Creature — Human Monk Cleric
When this creature enters, you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #28826
Devout Monk trades itself for one life and one token — the whole point is enabling sacrifice synergies on the cheap, and Warren Soultrader turns that exchange into repeatable value. It's a narrow role-player, not a generalist, and earns its slot only in decks that actively reward sacrificing creatures.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Devout Monk sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy or Vintage — the effect is too low-impact for formats where speed and power density dominate. Pauper is where a card like this could theoretically find a home, but sacrifice synergies there already have tighter, more efficient pieces. Commander is the only format where Devout Monk has a real argument, and even there it's a fringe inclusion in dedicated sacrifice or life-gain shells where generating tokens from creature deaths matters more than raw card quality.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Warren SoultraderEnduring RenewalDevout Monk
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Devout Monk is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. Bulk commons don't appreciate; pick it up if the synergy fits, but there's no financial case to stock up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.