Necron Monolith
Artifact — Vehicle
Flying, indestructible
Eternity Gate — Whenever this Vehicle attacks, mill three cards. For each creature card milled this way, create a 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature token.
Crew 4 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 4 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10717
Necron Monolith lands as a vehicle that puts serious stats on the board — the question is always whether a five-mana artifact slot justifies itself in a format where speed is taxed hard. In Greasefang, Okiba Boss specifically, the answer trends yes: Greasefang animates it for free on attack, making the crew cost irrelevant and the raw power undeniable.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Greasefang, Okiba Boss cheats the crew cost entirely by animating Necron Monolith from the graveyard at the start of combat, turning a five-mana investment into an immediate threat with no additional work required.
Imotekh the Stormlord
Imotekh the Stormlord rewards artifact density, and Necron Monolith slots cleanly into that gameplan as both a tribal-flavored piece and a late-game threat that scales with the Necron token engine.
The Capitoline Triad
The Capitoline Triad leans on high-cost permanents that pay off over multiple turns, and Necron Monolith fits that patient gameplan — a durable artifact that keeps threatening damage once it resolves.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Necron Monolith — the singleton format tolerates five-mana investments better than anywhere else, and the graveyard-friendly strategies that want it most (reanimator, artifact tribal, vehicle synergies) are well-represented in the format. Legacy and Vintage are both legal on paper, but five mana for a vehicle sits far outside what those formats are doing, so expect zero competitive presence there. Oathbreaker is legal and mirrors the Commander logic at a smaller scale, where the right pairing — particularly any Mardu or Esper Oathbreaker that cares about vehicles or artifacts — can extract real value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Necron Monolith isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer directly for the current market rate. As a Universes Beyond card with a dedicated but niche audience, it tends to price in the range of other Commander-exclusive vehicle cards — worth confirming before you buy.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Greasefang, Okiba Boss
- Imotekh the Stormlord
- The Capitoline Triad
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.