Card text
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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Mana cost
{1}{R}
Power / toughness
2/2
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Card text
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.
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyLegal
About Molten-Core Maestro
Molten-Core Maestro (125) is a Red Creature — Goblin Bard from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS). It costs {1}{R}, has mana value 2 and is a 2/2. It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Menace. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.
Secrets of Strixhaven is a main expansion, released April 2026. Molten-Core Maestro has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
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.
Card details
- Card number
- 125
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 24 April 2026
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Goblin Bard
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Molten-Core Maestro
Other printings of Molten-Core Maestro in Secrets of Strixhaven
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Molten-Core Maestro in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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