Venerable Monk
Tenth Edition 55 • common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory
- Market price
- $0.03
What it does
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.
Age wears the flesh but galvanizes the soul.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Venerable Monk is a core component of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, appearing as a staple white common in the Tenth Edition set released in 2007. This set was a significant milestone as it was the first core set to feature card frames with a modern, sleek design and was the final set to use the original white-bordered aesthetic for the base game, representing a bridge between the game's origins and its modern competitive era.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Daren Bader, whose style was commissioned to evoke a sense of quiet discipline and spiritual resilience fitting for the monk archetype within the game's lore. The design focused on a reliable, low-cost creature with a lifegain ability, which served to help newer players stabilize their health totals during matches, reflecting the core set's mission to provide accessible, balanced gameplay for a broad player base.
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