---
name: "Venerable Monk"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Monk Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "common"
artist: "D. Alexander Gregory"
oracle_id: "5c5cfa6d-857f-44a9-80f7-46f016ef71e4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/venerable-monk-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Devout Monk](/printing/devout-monk-s99.md) — Creature — Human Monk Cleric
2. [Lone Missionary](/printing/lone-missionary-mm3.md) — Creature — Kor Monk
3. [Temple Acolyte](/printing/temple-acolyte-p02.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Teroh's Faithful](/printing/terohs-faithful-tor.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Cathedral Sanctifier](/printing/cathedral-sanctifier-avr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Tireless Missionaries](/printing/tireless-missionaries-m15.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #55
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** D. Alexander Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 68 across all historical editions

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