Magmatic Core
Card Information
Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Coldsnap (CSP)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 91
Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) At the beginning of your end step, this enchantment deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the number of age counters on it.
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- July 12, 2019
You can choose zero targets. In this case, Magmatic Core deals no damage.
Source: wotc - July 15, 2006
Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.
Source: wotc - July 15, 2006
The damage is divided when Magmatic Core’s ability triggers. Increasing or decreasing the number of age counters on Magmatic Core after the ability triggers but before it resolves has no effect on the amount of damage that’s dealt.
Source: wotc - July 15, 2006
If Magmatic Core has no age counters on it, the only number of targets the ability can have is zero.
Source: wotc
Price History
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