---
name: "Soltari Monk"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Soltari Monk Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Shadow", "Protection"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "TMP-45"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Janet Aulisio"
oracle_id: "5fed5377-07cf-4ad9-86fd-1efe1f182088"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soltari-monk-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Soltari Monk
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Soltari Monk Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Shadow, Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from black
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

> *"Prayer rarely explains."
—Orim, Samite healer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soltari Priest](/printing/soltari-priest-tmp.md) — Creature — Soltari Cleric
2. [Soltari Crusader](/printing/soltari-crusader-tmp.md) — Creature — Soltari Knight
3. [Soltari Foot Soldier](/printing/soltari-foot-soldier-brb.md) — Creature — Soltari Soldier
4. [Obsidian Acolyte](/printing/obsidian-acolyte-inv.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Soltari Emissary](/printing/soltari-emissary-tmp.md) — Creature — Soltari Soldier
6. [Soltari Visionary](/printing/soltari-visionary-exo.md) — Creature — Soltari Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #TMP-45
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Janet Aulisio
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`