Bontu's Monument
Amonkhet 225 • uncommon
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Collector number
- 225
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro
- Market price
- $3.80
What it does
Black creature spells you cast cost 1 generic mana less to cast.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"The worthy shall strive for greatness. Supremacy in life leads to supremacy in the afterlife."— Monument inscription
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bontu's Monument was released in 2017 as part of the Amonkhet expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents one of five monuments dedicated to the god-pharaoh Nicol Bolas and the trial gods of the desert plane of Amonkhet. Designed as an artifact that rewards players for casting creature spells by reducing their cost and providing incremental value, it functions as a centerpiece for black-aligned creature-heavy decks.
The card features illustration by Daarken, a frequent contributor to the game who was tasked with capturing the intimidating, brutalist architecture of Amonkhet's necropolis. The design was received favorably by the player base for its utility in constructed formats, particularly in Commander, where its ability to drain opponents while smoothing out the mana curve of black decks offers consistent strategic advantages.
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