Monastery

This guide to the **Monastery** deck was put together by linguo by rifling through MTG Top 8 with very bad python code. As such it might not be very encyclopedic.

## Vintage

### Core Maindeck Cards

* Ancestral Recall

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Black Lotus

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Brainstorm

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Dig Through Time

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Flusterstorm

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Force of Will

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Gush

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Island

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mental Misstep

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Monastery Mentor

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mox Pearl

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mox Ruby

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mox Sapphire

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Ponder

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Time Walk

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Treasure Cruise

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Tundra

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

### Flexible Maindeck Cards

* Dack Fayden

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Flooded Strand

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Gitaxian Probe

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Jace, Vryn's Prodigy

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Library of Alexandria

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mana Crypt

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Misty Rainforest

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mox Emerald

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mox Jet

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Polluted Delta

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Preordain

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Pyroblast

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Scalding Tarn

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Sensei's Divining Top

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Snapcaster Mage

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Sol Ring

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Strip Mine

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Swords to Plowshares

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Volcanic Island

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

### Standard Sideboard Cards

* Containment Priest

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Grafdigger's Cage

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Rest in Peace

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

### Unusual Meta Cards

* Abrupt Decay

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Academy Ruins

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Aegis of the Gods

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Ancient Grudge

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Annul

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Arid Mesa

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Balance

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Bayou

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Blightsteel Colossus

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Cabal Therapy

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Cavern of Souls

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Chain of Vapor

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Counterbalance

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Crucible of Worlds

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Dark Confidant

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Dark Ritual

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Defense Grid

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Delver of Secrets

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Demonic Tutor

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Devastation Tide

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Devout Witness

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Disenchant

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Dismember

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Dispel

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Dragonlord Dromoka

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Dragonlord Ojutai

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Duress

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Echoing Truth

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Eidolon of Rhetoric

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Energy Flux

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Engineered Explosives

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Enlightened Tutor

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Erayo, Soratami Ascendant

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Ethersworn Canonist

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Extirpate

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Fastbond

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Fatestitcher

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Fire / Ice

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Firespout

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Forest

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Ghostly Prison

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Hurkyl's Recall

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Imperial Seal

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Ingot Chewer

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Jeskai Ascendancy

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Jori En, Ruin Diver

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Karakas

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Kataki, War's Wage

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Leyline of Sanctity

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Leyline of the Void

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Life from the Loam

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Lightning Bolt

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Lotus Petal

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Magus of the Future

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mana Confluence

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mana Drain

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mana Vault

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Marsh Flats

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Massacre

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Meddling Mage

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Memory Jar

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Merchant Scroll

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mikokoro, Center of the Sea

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mind's Desire

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mindbreak Trap

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Misdirection

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mountain

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mox Opal

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mystic Remora

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Mystical Tutor

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Narset Transcendent

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Nature's Claim

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Necropotence

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Nihil Spellbomb

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Notion Thief

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Null Rod

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Pithing Needle

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Plains

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Plea for Power

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Propaganda

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Pulverize

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Ravenous Trap

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Rebuild

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Red Elemental Blast

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Repeal

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Scouring Sands

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Seat of the Synod

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Seeker of the Way

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Serenity

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Shattering Spree

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Smelt

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Snow-Covered Island

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Snow-Covered Plains

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Snuff Out

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Spell Pierce

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Sphinx of the Steel Wind

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Steel Sabotage

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Stony Silence

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Sudden Shock

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Supreme Verdict

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Surgical Extraction

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Swamp

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Sylvan Library

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Tendrils of Agony

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Terminus

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Tezzeret the Seeker

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Thing in the Ice

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Thirst for Knowledge

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Thoughtcast

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Thoughtseize

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Time Vault

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Timetwister

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Tinker

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Tolarian Academy

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Tormod's Crypt

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Toxic Deluge

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Transmute Artifact

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Trinket Mage

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Tropical Island

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Trygon Predator

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Underground Sea

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Vampiric Tutor

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Vendilion Clique

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Viashino Heretic

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Voltaic Key

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Wasteland

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Wear / Tear

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Wheel of Fortune

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Wing Shards

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Yawgmoth's Bargain

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Yawgmoth's Will

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Yixlid Jailer

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Young Pyromancer

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.

* Zuran Orb

Because statistics say so. No idea what decks this card is good against.