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◇ Catalog #2038

Monastery Swiftspear

sld·#2038·rare·borderless

Illus. Toru Terada

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Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$4.24+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.39 · low $4.00

NM$4.24

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.92–$4.48modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.49low $3.83range 43.3%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,351 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$4.24

Gameplay

Creature — Human Monk

Haste Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

1/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2021-03-19wotc

An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

2014-09-20wotc

Prowess goes on the stack on top of the spell that caused it to trigger. It will resolve before that spell.

2014-09-20wotc

Once it triggers, prowess isn't connected to the spell that caused it to trigger. If that spell is countered, prowess will still resolve.

2014-09-20

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.24. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.83 and $5.49 across 44 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 Borderless 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 #2038 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Creature — Human Monk, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Prowess and Haste.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play. Banned in Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,351 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Toru Terada. Rarix catalogs 10 other cards credited to this artist.