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Molten-Core Maestro
Card Information
Type: Creature — Goblin Bard
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 125
Oracle Text
Menace Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, add an amount of {R} equal to this creature's power.
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Card Rulings
- March 20, 2026
An opus ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
Source: wotc - March 20, 2026
Molten-Core Maestro's last ability is not a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
Source: wotc
Price History
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