Soltari Monk
Creature — Soltari Monk Cleric
Protection from black
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #20602
Soltari Monk connects every turn — shadow makes it effectively unblockable against most decks, and protection from black and red shuts down the removal colors that would otherwise answer it. Two mana for a permanent, recurring damage source that demands an enchantment or a flier to stop is a real rate.
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 |
In Commander, Soltari Monk earns its slot in white aggro or Voltron builds where you want a guaranteed damage vector that ignores most blockers — shadow creatures attack into a completely parallel zone, so the typical creature-dense board state that stalls other strategies doesn't slow it down. Legacy is where it historically mattered most, as a shadow beatdown piece in decks that closed games before opponents could stabilize, though the format has since moved past two-mana 2/1s without additional text. Vintage and Oathbreaker are technically legal but offer no practical home. Modern, Pioneer, and Standard are off the table.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Soltari Monk is bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here. It holds that floor comfortably since shadow cards have a small but stable fanbase in Commander, and there's no reprint pressure that would push it lower.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.