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◇ Catalog #1838

Monologue Tax

sld·#1838·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Justine Cruz

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Value

$7.79+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $7.03 · low $6.40

NM$6.79

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$6.27–$7.17modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.12low $4.77range 49.3%n 46

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,227 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$6.79

Gameplay

Enchantment

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

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2021-04-16wotc

The ability can trigger once each turn for each opponent.

2021-04-16wotc

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.

2021-04-16wotc

Nothing special happens on the third spell, fourth spell, and so on.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.79. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.77 and $7.12 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #1838 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{W} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Treasure.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,227 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Justine Cruz. Rarix catalogs 157 other cards credited to this artist.