Militant Monk
Creature — Human Monk Cleric
Vigilance
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30204
Militant Monk trades a tapped blocker for a targeted exile — a real effect stapled to a real body at three mana. The cost is speed: flash would make this a staple, but at sorcery-speed creature removal on a 2/2 vigilance frame, it's a role-player at best.
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 |
In Commander, Militant Monk sits at the bottom of the white creature-based removal pile — Skyclave Apparition and RIP effects outclass it, but budget Aura or enchantment-matters builds running out of options can find a slot. In Pauper, the common restriction makes the comparison set tighter and vigilance has more relevance against aggressive decks, so Militant Monk competes more honestly there. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the formats move too fast for a three-mana sorcery-speed body to matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Militant Monk is deep bulk — you're not buying this, you're finding it in a bulk bin. Price stability is irrelevant at this tier; it holds $0.09 the way any undrafted common does.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.