---
name: "Sinister Monolith"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "BLB"
set_name: "Bloomburrow"
collector_number: "113"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Adam Paquette"
oracle_id: "ae8003eb-9f19-4f23-be3b-0ac3ddc03a72"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sinister-monolith-blb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sinister Monolith
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
{T}, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *Blood and brine make a strong mortar.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Underhanded Designs](/printing/underhanded-designs-klr.md) — Enchantment
2. [Requiem Monolith](/printing/requiem-monolith-peoe.md) — Artifact
3. [Ravenous Amulet](/printing/ravenous-amulet-fdn.md) — Artifact
4. [Ill-Gotten Inheritance](/printing/ill-gotten-inheritance-rna.md) — Enchantment
5. [Fixer, Techno Terror](/printing/fixer-techno-terror-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain
6. [Gruesome Realization](/printing/gruesome-realization-bro.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Bloomburrow (BLB) #113
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Adam Paquette
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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