Live Play Data

Monologue Tax

· Enchantment · Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

632

Decks Running

344

Median Cast Turn

6.0

Drawn → Played

73%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

73% of drawn Monologue Tax copies are cast before the game ends, and decks that resolved it won 32% of those games across 106 tracked participations.

Monologue Tax sits in 344 of the 8036 distinct Commander decks tracked on Playgroup Live, a 4% inclusion rate that reflects its niche fit: a white enchantment that punishes opponents for casting two or more spells per turn, generating a Treasure token each time they do.

When the card reaches a hand, it gets cast 73% of the time. Median first cast lands on turn 6.0, later than its 3-mana cost might suggest. Players who draw it tend to hold it roughly one turn before committing. The 75% battlefield stickiness is solid once it resolves, meaning removal is the main way it leaves play.

The commander distribution is notably spread. 309 distinct players have brought Monologue Tax to a tracked game, and no single player accounts for more than a small fraction of instances. Quintorius, History Chaser leads the top-commander list, and several Treasure-synergy commanders appear in the mix, pointing to two distinct homes: tax-style white control shells and Treasure-engine decks.

At a glance

4% of tracked Commander decks include Monologue Tax
73% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T6.0 median first-cast turn across tracked games
75% battlefield stickiness once the enchantment resolves
309 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game
32% win rate in games where Monologue Tax was cast (normalized to 4-player baseline)

First-cast turn

n=110

16%

15%

37%

T6-9

15%

T10+

Median 6.0 P25 3 · P75 8 · max 14

On curve 25% (18 / 110 cast on T3) Cast same turn as drawn 39%

The "good card" funnel

635 brought · 309 players

Brought to game

635

Ever drawn

151

Reached battlefield

110

Still on board at game end

73%

Of 635 Monologue Tax copies brought to games, 151 were drawn, 110 of those were cast, and 75% of resolved copies stayed on the battlefield through the end of the game.

≥ -2.6pp

Players who cast this card win 32% of the time (n=106) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=403).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 29% (n=37) — about the same as leaving it in the library. Those players survived long enough to draw it, so the gap above is about the card resolving, not just about surviving.

Observed gap +6.5pp; 95% confidence interval -2.6pp to +15.6pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

166 instances

1.8%

Library

50.0%

Battlefield

19.9%

Graveyard

8.4%

Exile

Most Monologue Tax copies finish on the battlefield or in the graveyard after being removed, with relatively few stranded in hand, a sign that players cast it when they draw it rather than holding it as a late-game answer.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

Quintorius, History Chaser leads by deck count, but the list spans Treasure-synergy commanders and tax-style white control shells, showing Monologue Tax earns slots in two distinct archetypes.

Card text

Monologue Tax

Enchantment

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

Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) · Rare · Illustrated by Vilhelmas Banys

Frequently Asked

How often is Monologue Tax drawn and cast in a Commander game?

Across 615 tracked games where the card was in a deck, it was drawn 24% of the time, consistent with a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of those drawn copies, 73% were cast before the game ended. Median first-cast turn is 6.0, with the distribution skewed slightly late, suggesting players often draw it mid-game rather than in the opening hand.

Does casting Monologue Tax actually correlate with winning?

In 106 participations where Monologue Tax reached the battlefield, the win rate was 32% against a baseline of 25% in games where it stayed in the library. That's a +6.5 percentage-point directional lift. Both sample sizes are meaningful, but the confidence interval includes zero, so treat this as an early positive signal rather than a confirmed effect.

What commanders most commonly run Monologue Tax?

Quintorius, History Chaser leads the list by raw deck count, followed by Mister Fantastic and Aminatou, Veil Piercer. The presence of several Treasure-synergy commanders like Mr. House, Vihaan, and Ragost suggests the card fits two distinct archetypes: white tax-style control and decks that actively farm Treasure tokens as a resource engine.

Is Monologue Tax legal in Commander?

Yes. Monologue Tax is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Duel Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, and Timeless. It is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Pauper, or Pauper Commander. It has no bans or restrictions in the formats where it is playable.

How sticky is Monologue Tax once it hits the battlefield?

75% of Monologue Tax copies that resolved stayed on the battlefield through the end of the game in which they were cast. For a non-creature enchantment without built-in protection, that's a reasonable retention rate, reflecting the absence of widespread enchantment removal in the average Commander pod.

Is the data on Monologue Tax concentrated among a small group of players?

No. 309 distinct players have brought Monologue Tax to a game tracked on Playgroup Live. The single heaviest contributor accounts for only 24% of instances, well below the threshold that would signal data concentration. This spread is a strength of the dataset and makes the draw and cast rates more representative of the broader player base.