---
name: "Monkey Cage"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "307"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "33a11c01-89a6-446b-84da-e48fd1f27446"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/monkey-cage-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Monkey Cage
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
When a creature enters, sacrifice this artifact and create X 2/2 green Monkey creature tokens, where X is that creature's mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Monkey Monkey Monkey](/printing/monkey-monkey-monkey-unh.md) — Creature — Monkey
2. [Monkey-](/printing/monkey-ust.md) — Creature — Monkey
3. [Kibo, Uktabi Prince](/printing/kibo-uktabi-prince-j22.md) — Legendary Creature — Monkey Noble
4. [Baloth Cage Trap](/printing/baloth-cage-trap-mm3.md) — Instant — Trap
5. [Scrounging Bandar](/printing/scrounging-bandar-cmr.md) — Creature — Cat Monkey
6. [Item Crate](/printing/item-crate-unk.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #307
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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