It creates fodder tokens for you to sacrifice, and it gives you an outlet you can use to sacrifice your creatures for value
But the set (or block) (plane?) where the most Monks reside is definitely Tarkir
This is what the deck might look like: Infectious Liturgy View on Archidekt Commander (1) 1 Whisper, Blood LiturgistWhisper, Blood Liturgist Creature (32) 1 Abhorrent OverlordAbhorrent Overlord 1 Blightsteel ColossusBlightsteel Colossus 1 Blood ArtistBlood Artist 1 Core ProwlerCore Prowler 1 Corpse CurCorpse Cur 1 Crypt GhastCrypt Ghast 1 Endrek Sahr, Master BreederEndrek Sahr, Master Breeder 1 Falkenrath NobleFalkenrath Noble 1 Flesh-Eater ImpFlesh-Eater Imp 1 Grave TitanGrave Titan 1 Gray Merchant of AsphodelGray Merchant of Asphodel 1 Hand of the PraetorsHand of the Praetors 1 Ichor RatsIchor Rats 1 Meteor GolemMeteor Golem 1 Myr BattlesphereMyr Battlesphere 1 NecropedeNecropede 1 NecroskitterNecroskitter 1 Noxious GearhulkNoxious Gearhulk 1 Ogre SlumlordOgre Slumlord 1 Pawn of UlamogPawn of Ulamog 1 Phyrexian CrusaderPhyrexian Crusader 1 Pitiless PlundererPitiless Plunderer 1 Plague StingerPlague Stinger 1 Ravenous ChupacabraRavenous Chupacabra 1 Reaper of SheoldredReaper of Sheoldred 1 Sengir AutocratSengir Autocrat 1 Septic RatsSeptic Rats 1 Skithiryx, the Blight DragonSkithiryx, the Blight Dragon 1 Smothering AbominationSmothering Abomination 1 Solemn SimulacrumSolemn Simulacrum 1 Yargle, Glutton of UrborgYargle, Glutton of Urborg 1 Zulaport CutthroatZulaport Cutthroat Artifact (13) 1 Contagion ClaspContagion Clasp 1 Contagion EngineContagion Engine 1 Decimator WebDecimator Web 1 Grafted ExoskeletonGrafted Exoskeleton 1 Helm of the HostHelm of the Host 1 Illusionist's BracersIllusionist's Bracers 1 Lightning GreavesLightning Greaves 1 Magewright's StoneMagewright's Stone 1 SkullclampSkullclamp 1 Sol RingSol Ring 1 Thornbite StaffThornbite Staff 1 Thousand-Year ElixirThousand-Year Elixir 1 Throne of GethThrone of Geth Instant (7) 1 EntombEntomb 1 Grim AfflictionGrim Affliction 1 Malicious AfflictionMalicious Affliction 1 Scour from ExistenceScour from Existence 1 Tainted StrikeTainted Strike 1 Tragic SlipTragic Slip 1 Vampiric TutorVampiric Tutor Sorcery (5) 1 Buried AliveBuried Alive 1 Caress of PhyrexiaCaress of Phyrexia 1 Final PartingFinal Parting 1 Liliana's InfluenceLiliana's Influence 1 Spread the SicknessSpread the Sickness Planeswalker (2) 1 Liliana, Death WielderLiliana, Death Wielder 1 Ob Nixilis ReignitedOb Nixilis Reignited Land (35) 1 Bojuka BogBojuka Bog 1 Cabal CoffersCabal Coffers 1 Cabal StrongholdCabal Stronghold 1 Field of RuinField of Ruin 1 Ghost QuarterGhost Quarter 1 Inkmoth NexusInkmoth Nexus 1 Nykthos, Shrine to NyxNykthos, Shrine to Nyx 1 Reliquary TowerReliquary Tower 1 Rogue's PassageRogue's Passage 1 Strip MineStrip Mine 24 SwampSwamp 1 Urborg, Tomb of YawgmothUrborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Enchantment (5) 1 Dictate of ErebosDictate of Erebos 1 Grave PactGrave Pact 1 Nest of ScarabsNest of Scarabs 1 PhyresisPhyresis 1 Phyrexian ArenaPhyrexian Arena Few things in Magic (see also: life) make me as happy as a good deck with a strong recursion theme to it
The crazy thing is that were not even close to done
