---
name: "Militant Monk"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Monk Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "TOR"
set_name: "Torment"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Brill"
oracle_id: "29c0a904-43e3-44c3-8e00-deea523de8eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/militant-monk-tor"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Militant Monk
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Monk Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
{T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serra Paladin](/printing/serra-paladin-hml.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Clergy en-Vec](/printing/clergy-en-vec-tmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Revered Elder](/printing/revered-elder-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Samite Healer](/printing/samite-healer-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Half-Elf Monk](/printing/half-elf-monk-afr.md) — Creature — Human Elf Monk
6. [Sanctum Custodian](/printing/sanctum-custodian-usg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Torment (TOR) #9
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Brill
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`