Magma Opus
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #346 · Mythic · Instant
Mana cost: {6}{U}{R}
Magma Opus deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Tap two target permanents. Create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token. Draw two cards.
{U/R}{U/R}, Discard this card: Create a Treasure token.
Illustrated by Liiga Smilshkalne · Released April 23, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $2.99 USD · €2.31 EUR
- Foil: $4.32 USD · €5.14 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.07 USD (2.4%) to $2.99 USD; low $2.87 USD, high $2.99 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #318 (SOC) · Mythic · 2026 · $0.29 USD
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #296 (TDC) · Mythic · 2025 · $0.26 USD
- Magic Online Promos #90276 (PRM) · Mythic · 2021
- Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #203p (PSTX) · Mythic · 2021 · $1.06 USD
- Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #203s (PSTX) · Mythic · 2021 · $4.97 USD foil
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #203 (STX) · Mythic · 2021 · $0.37 USD
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #346 (this printing) · Mythic · 2021 · $2.99 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — You choose all targets for Magma Opus as you cast the spell. This includes up to four targets for the first effect and two target permanents for the second effect.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — If somehow all of Magma Opus's targets are illegal as it tries to resolve, none of its effects happen. You will not create an Elemental token or draw two cards.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — You must choose two different target permanents for the second effect. You may choose permanents that are already tapped.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — The same permanent can be chosen as a target for each of the two instances of "target." That is, you can have Magma Opus both deal damage to a creature or planeswalker and then tap it. (We're having a hard time imagining why you would, but you're the brilliant student.)
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — You also choose how the 4 damage will be divided among the first group of targets as you cast Magma Opus. You must have at least 1 damage dealt to each of those targets.
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