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Sabin, Master Monk
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Sabin, Master Monk

{4}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Monk

Double strike

Blitz—{2}{R}{R}, Discard a card. (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

You may cast this card from your graveyard using its blitz ability.

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BlitzDouble strike
Set
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC #154)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2025-06-13
Artist
Kevin Glint
EDHREC rank
#11,542
Colour identity
{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.13
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 6

Sabin, Master Monk+Skyfire Phoenix+Phyrexian Altar+Urza's Incubator
{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite storm count
Sabin, Master Monk+Skyfire Phoenix+Phyrexian Altar+Semblance Anvil
{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite storm count
Sabin, Master Monk+Skyfire Phoenix+Thermopod+Urza's Incubator
{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite storm count
Sabin, Master Monk+Skyfire Phoenix+Thermopod+Planar Gate
{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite storm count
Sabin, Master Monk+Skyfire Phoenix+Phyrexian Altar+Planar Gate
{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite storm count
Sabin, Master Monk+Skyfire Phoenix+Thermopod+Semblance Anvil
{R}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite storm count

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Flamekin Herald 82 %+81.4 %
  2. Hero's Blade 83 %+80.1 %
  3. Skyfire Phoenix 77 %+75.9 %
  4. Doc Ock's Tentacles 69 %+68.6 %
  5. Grafted Wargear 69 %+68.4 %
  6. Tenza, Godo's Maul 70 %+66.5 %
  7. Squee, Goblin Nabob 67 %+64.8 %
  8. Monument to Endurance 69 %+64.4 %
  9. Suplex 66 %+62.6 %
  10. Tome of Legends 65 %+60.5 %
  11. Gau, Feral Youth 60 %+60.2 %
  12. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun 62 %+57.3 %
  13. Skullclamp 73 %+56.5 %
  14. Guild Artisan 57 %+53.4 %
  15. Industrial Advancement 53 %+51.3 %
  16. Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar 56 %+48.3 %
  17. Siege Smash 54 %+48.0 %
  18. Hazoret's Monument 64 %+48.0 %
  19. Dreadmaw's Ire 50 %+47.7 %
  20. Flamewake Phoenix 46 %+45.5 %
  21. Containment Construct 47 %+43.7 %
  22. Flayer of the Hatebound 41 %+41.2 %
  23. Alena, Kessig Trapper 43 %+40.8 %
  24. Archetype of Aggression 43 %+38.2 %
  25. Fear of Missing Out 41 %+37.7 %
  26. Bulk Up 44 %+36.5 %
  27. Brass's Tunnel-Grinder 42 %+35.9 %
  28. Sunset Strikemaster 41 %+35.8 %
  29. Anax, Hardened in the Forge 37 %+35.2 %
  30. Jocasta, Automaton Avenger 35 %+35.1 %
  31. Forge of Heroes 36 %+35.0 %
  32. Heirloom Blade 35 %+35.0 %
  33. Witch's Clinic 40 %+34.7 %
  34. Kazuul's Fury 39 %+34.1 %
  35. Kazuul's Fury 39 %+34.1 %
  36. Rogue's Passage 58 %+33.6 %
  37. Relic Retriever 33 %+32.9 %
  38. Cathedral of War 33 %+32.8 %
  39. Key to the City 32 %+30.3 %
  40. Snort 31 %+28.3 %
  41. Enterprising Scallywag 30 %+28.1 %
  42. Burning Vengeance 28 %+27.9 %
  43. Detective's Phoenix 29 %+27.7 %
  44. Untimely Malfunction 56 %+27.0 %
  45. Anger 39 %+26.6 %
  46. Clive, Ifrit's Dominant 34 %+26.5 %
  47. Bolt Bend 45 %+26.1 %
  48. Fling 29 %+25.5 %
  49. Enduring Courage 31 %+25.2 %
  50. Blasphemous Act 78 %+25.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 95 %+0.5 %
  2. Sol Ring 85 %+0.5 %
  3. Hero's Blade 83 %+80.1 %
  4. Flamekin Herald 82 %+81.4 %
  5. Blasphemous Act 78 %+25.1 %
  6. Skyfire Phoenix 77 %+75.9 %
  7. Ruby Medallion 75 %+18.3 %
  8. Arcane Signet 74 %+13.4 %
  9. Skullclamp 73 %+56.5 %
  10. Chaos Warp 72 %+10.8 %
  11. Tenza, Godo's Maul 70 %+66.5 %
  12. Doc Ock's Tentacles 69 %+68.6 %
  13. Monument to Endurance 69 %+64.4 %
  14. Grafted Wargear 69 %+68.4 %
  15. Squee, Goblin Nabob 67 %+64.8 %
  16. Suplex 66 %+62.6 %
  17. Tome of Legends 65 %+60.5 %
  18. Hazoret's Monument 64 %+48.0 %
  19. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun 62 %+57.3 %
  20. Gau, Feral Youth 60 %+60.2 %
  21. Rogue's Passage 58 %+33.6 %
  22. Guild Artisan 57 %+53.4 %
  23. Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar 56 %+48.3 %
  24. Untimely Malfunction 56 %+27.0 %
  25. Siege Smash 54 %+48.0 %
  26. Industrial Advancement 53 %+51.3 %
  27. Dreadmaw's Ire 50 %+47.7 %
  28. Containment Construct 47 %+43.7 %
  29. Professional Face-Breaker 47 %+23.4 %
  30. Abrade 47 %+4.7 %
  31. Flamewake Phoenix 46 %+45.5 %
  32. Bolt Bend 45 %+26.1 %
  33. Mind Stone 44 %+13.5 %
  34. Bulk Up 44 %+36.5 %
  35. War Room 44 %+14.2 %
  36. Archetype of Aggression 43 %+38.2 %
  37. Alena, Kessig Trapper 43 %+40.8 %
  38. Brass's Tunnel-Grinder 42 %+35.9 %
  39. Sunset Strikemaster 41 %+35.8 %
  40. Flayer of the Hatebound 41 %+41.2 %
  41. Fear of Missing Out 41 %+37.7 %
  42. Witch's Clinic 40 %+34.7 %
  43. Kazuul's Fury 39 %+34.1 %
  44. Kazuul's Fury 39 %+34.1 %
  45. Anger 39 %+26.6 %
  46. Anax, Hardened in the Forge 37 %+35.2 %
  47. Forge of Heroes 36 %+35.0 %
  48. Vandalblast 36 %-5.1 %
  49. Big Score 36 %+4.0 %
  50. Pinnacle Monk 36 %+23.5 %

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2025-06-06

    If a creature enters the battlefield as a copy of or becomes a copy of a creature whose blitz cost was paid, the copy won't have haste, won't be sacrificed, and its controller won't draw a card when it dies.

  • 2025-06-06

    If you choose to pay the blitz cost rather than the mana cost, you're still casting the spell. It goes on the stack and can be responded to and countered. You can cast a creature spell for its blitz cost only if you could cast that creature spell. Most of the time, this means during your main phase when the stack is empty.

  • 2025-06-06

    If you pay the blitz cost to cast a creature spell, that permanent will be sacrificed only if it's still on the battlefield when that triggered ability resolves. If it dies or goes to another zone before then, it will stay where it is.

  • 2025-06-06

    The triggered ability that lets its controller draw a card triggers when it dies for any reason, not just when you sacrifice it during the end step.

  • 2025-06-06

    You don't have to attack with the creature with blitz unless another ability says you do.

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