Monk Class
Enchantment — Class
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
The second spell you cast each turn costs 
less to cast.
: Level 2
When this Class becomes level 2, return up to one target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.: Level 3
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. For as long as it remains exiled, it has "You may cast this card from exile as long as you've cast another spell this turn."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos
- Price
- $1.18
- EDHREC rank
- #9496
Monk Class hits the board as a free cantrip on level one — you pay two mana and immediately draw a card, making the enchantment effectively cost nothing in hand size. Levels two and three compound that with spell-copy and damage-doubling payoffs, but the card already justifies its slot before you spend another mana. Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur decks run it at nearly 60% inclusion for good reason: it does real work on turn two and scales into a finisher.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur cares about instants and sorceries, and Monk Class's level-two copy trigger turns every cheap spell into two triggers for the commander's damage-based win condition — the synergy rate of 0.58 makes it the card's most natural home by a wide margin.
Saruman of Many Colors
Saruman of Many Colors wants to cast spells on opponents' turns, and Monk Class's copy effect at level two stacks directly with Saruman's own copy trigger, letting a single well-timed instant generate cascading value off both permanents simultaneously.
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 |
Monk Class is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually sees play. In older eternal formats like Legacy and Vintage, a three-level enchantment that requires mana investment across multiple turns moves far too slowly to compete with the raw power level of those environments. Modern and Pioneer are closer calls in theory — spell-heavy decks could exploit the copy effect — but no meaningful competitive shell has picked it up. Commander is the right home: the 100-card singleton format rewards incremental value engines, and the free draw on level one means Monk Class never feels like a dead drop even in the early game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.18 cheap tier
At $1.18, Monk Class sits comfortably in the bulk-rare tier — cheap enough to throw into any spellslinger build without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike without a reprint catalyst or sudden competitive breakout, so pick it up now if you need it rather than waiting.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur
- Saruman of Many Colors
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.