Monologue Tax
Monologue Tax: Enchantment, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 157
- Artist
- Justine Cruz
- Commander rank
- 1,123 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Treasure
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About Monologue Tax
Monologue Tax is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white enchantment from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 157 in that set, with art by Justine Cruz. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 7 sets, from The List (2020) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.98 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, you create a Treasure token.
"Your unsolicited words enrich us all. Please, continue." -Yold, professor of cryptorelicology
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.98 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Monologue Tax by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Monologue Tax
Monologue Tax has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #139 | Rare | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #317 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1838 | Rare | 2024 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #100 | Rare | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #C21-19 | Rare | 2023 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90006 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #19 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #346 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Monologue Tax, newest first.
- The ability can trigger once each turn for each opponent.
- It doesn't matter if Monologue Tax was on the battlefield for the first spell. It also doesn't matter if that first spell resolved or not.
- Nothing special happens on the third spell, fourth spell, and so on.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Monologue Tax is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Monologue Tax.