MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #157

Monologue Tax

soc·#157·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Justine Cruz

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$2.01+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.08 · low $1.90

NM$2.01

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.86–$2.12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.51low $0.67range 274.6%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,227 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$2.01

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 $2.01. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.67 and $2.51 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — 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 #157 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander 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.