---
name: "Monologue Tax"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Justine Cruz"
oracle_id: "ace8e88e-ca6a-4bdf-8c6d-1b914fc00259"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/monologue-tax-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Monologue Tax
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, you create a Treasure token.

> *„Deine unaufgeforderten Worte bereichern uns alle. Bitte, fahre fort."
—Yold, Professor für Kryptoreliktologie*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tax Taker](/printing/tax-taker-mb2.md) — Creature — Rat Advisor
2. [Gleaming Splendor](/printing/gleaming-splendor-hob.md) — Enchantment
3. [Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff](/printing/lotho-corrupt-shirriff-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
4. [Smothering Tithe](/printing/smothering-tithe-cmm.md) — Enchantment
5. [Vazi, Keen Negotiator](/printing/vazi-keen-negotiator-ncc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
6. [The Pleasant Taxer](/printing/the-pleasant-taxer-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #100
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Justine Cruz
- **Total Printings:** 41 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`