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◇ Catalog #203s

Magma Opus

pstx·#203s·mythic·foil

Illus. Liiga Smilshkalne

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Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$5.72+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.88 · low $4.45

NM$4.72

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$4.36–$4.98modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.87low $0.62range 685.5%n 48

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,435 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$4.72

Gameplay

Instant

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.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 5

2021-04-16wotc

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.

2021-04-16wotc

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.

2021-04-16wotc

You must choose two different target permanents for the second effect. You may choose permanents that are already tapped.

2021-04-16

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.72. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.62 and $4.87 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PSTX — the lineup includes Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #203s of *Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red/blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {6}{U}{R} (8 converted). Keyword abilities: Treasure.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,435 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Liiga Smilshkalne. Rarix catalogs 232 other cards credited to this artist.