Mystic Monastery
Land
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RUW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #377
Mystic Monastery enters tapped, which is the whole cost, and what you get back is a triland that covers blue, red, and white with no other setup required. In any Shiko and Narset, Unified deck that wants all three colors reliably, that's a straightforward include — the tempo loss is real but the fixing is unconditional.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified sits at the intersection of exactly the three colors Mystic Monastery provides, and at a 78% inclusion rate it's essentially a staple — the deck needs every reliable piece of Jeskai fixing it can get to cast both halves of the commander on curve.
Kasla, the Broken Halo
Kasla, the Broken Halo runs the same Jeskai color identity, and at 77% inclusion Mystic Monastery fills the same role: unconditional access to white, blue, and red without requiring fetch support or other infrastructure.
Breya, Etherium Shaper
Breya, Etherium Shaper is a four-color deck, so Mystic Monastery only covers three of the four pips — that's why inclusion drops to 25%. It still earns a slot in builds that lean on the Jeskai portion of the mana base and can afford the enter-tapped penalty.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mystic Monastery is a dependable budget triland for any Jeskai deck — not exciting, but reliable fixing that asks nothing beyond accepting a tapped entry. In competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy, it's largely outclassed by fetch-shock infrastructure and sees almost no play at that level. Pioneer and Standard give it slightly more room since the dual-land pool is thinner, though dedicated Jeskai aggro strategies still avoid the tempo loss. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus: worth running when the color identity calls for it and better fixing isn't in the budget.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Mystic Monastery sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction given how many printings exist. Pick it up without thinking twice — there's no price risk at this level.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Shiko and Narset, Unified
- Kasla, the Broken Halo
- Breya, Etherium Shaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.