In the situation that multiple effects activate or end in the End Phase: The Turn Player can choose whether or not they'll resolve their effect(s) (Building a standard First In, Last Out Chain if they choose to resolve multiple effects) The Other Player can choose whether or not they'll resolve their effect(s) Any mandatory effect(s) that the Turn Player did not resolve MUST be resolved now, optional effects can still be used (Building a standard Chain if there's multiple effects) Any mandatory effect(s) that the Other Player did not resolve MUST be resolved now, optional effects can still be used If a player without any cards in their hand uses Qliphort Monolith 's Pendulum Effect and Into the Void in the same turn, then in Step 1, he can use Into the Void by itself in Step 1, then resolving Qliphort Monolith separately in Step 3, causing Into the Void to discard nothing, while keeping all the cards he drew from Qliphort Monolith
You can also back your combo up with the counterspells you used to stop your opponents from winning if youre doing it on your turn
Coupled with Plague Wind and the devastating Decree of Pain, black as more than a few ways to destroy mass creatures
Monarch is fun in commander and can get you extra resources, so this is a cool addition to consider
If enough spells have been cast its basically a 1-mana Counterspell
This is to be expected as the manga - on which the anime is based - predated the card game, so the rules weren't as established as they are now
