Half-Elf Monk
Creature — Human Elf Monk
Vigilance
Stunning Strike — 
, 
: Tap target creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #24742
Half-Elf Monk enters with a +1/+1 counter and lets you roll a d20 whenever you cast a spell, converting high rolls into card draw — that's a lot of text for a three-mana 1/1. The payoff is real in dedicated dice-roll builds, but the baseline body is too fragile to justify the slot anywhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Half-Elf Monk belongs in a narrow slice of decks built around dice-rolling payoffs — think Wyll, Blade of Frontiers or similar triggers-matter shells where every d20 roll compounds. Pauper is where it gets genuinely interesting: common-legal card draw attached to a spell-casting trigger is a meaningful rate at that power floor, and aggressive spellslinger lists can actually leverage the d20 upside at common density. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, Half-Elf Monk is outclassed before it hits the table — three mana for a conditional draw engine on a 1/1 doesn't compete with what those formats are doing on turn three.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Half-Elf Monk is deep bulk — the price reflects its narrow application rather than any mechanical weakness in the right shell. It won't appreciate; pick it up as a one-of for a dice-roll Commander build and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.