Have a bunch of quality spells in your opener
So even if that first monk dies, you can always generate another one

Ancient Brass Dragon Ancient Bronze Dragon Ancient Copper Dragon Ancient Copper Dragon Ancient Gold Dragon Ancient Silver Dragon Arcades Sabboth Arcades, the Strategist Ardyn, the Usurper Beledros Witherbloom Chromium Chromium, the Mutable Demonlord Belzenlok Dragonlord Atarka Dragonlord Dromoka Dragonlord Kolaghan Dragonlord Ojutai Dragonlord Silumgar Emet-Selch of the Third Seat Emet-Selch, Unsundered Etali, Primal Conqueror Etali, Primal Sickness Etali, Primal Storm Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian Galactus, Devourer of Worlds Galazeth Prismari Ghalta, Primal Hunger Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant Hermes, Overseer of Elpis Hraesvelgr of the First Brood Kroxa and Kunoros Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger Lorehold, the Historian Nezahal, Primal Tide Nicol Bolas Nicol Bolas, the Ravager Palladia-Mors Palladia-Mors, the Ruiner Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Piru, the Volatile Prismari, the Inspiration Quandrix, the Proof Shadrix Silverquill Shilgengar, Sire of Famine Silverquill, the Disputant Tanazir Quandrix Tetzimoc, Primal Death The Lion-Turtle The Mycotyrant Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath Vaevictis Asmadi Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls Valgavoth, Terror Eater Velomachus Lorehold Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn Witherbloom, the Balancer Zacama, Primal Calamity Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

These can be spent on your Mastery Tree to unlock access to cards and eventuallywhen completing two adjacent parts of the treefive additional dual-color starter decks