Topan Ascetic
Creature — Human Monk
ALAShards of Alara#151uncommon
Foil
Monks from Topa wander all of Bant, encouraging the Unbeholden to find their place in society through honorable combat.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
- Illustrator
- Sal Villagran
- Found in
- Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Tap an untapped creature you control: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
2/2Plays as: Token Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 12h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+14.3%
$0.08
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.25
$0.11 low$0.03 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.08as of 2026-07-12
+14.3%
H $0.15L $0.06since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.25as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.42L $0.15since Feb 2024$0.11
$0.08
$0.03+27% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.08· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 1, 2008
Since Topan Ascetic's activated ability doesn't have a tap symbol in its cost, you can tap a creature (including Topan Ascetic itself) that hasn't been under your control since your most recent turn began to pay the cost.