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◇ Catalog #125

Molten-Core Maestro

sos·#125·rare·foil

Illus. Aleksi Briclot

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$1.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.47 · low $1.34

NM$1.42

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.31–$1.50modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $6.21low $0.18range 3350.0%n 54

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,157 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.42

Nonfoil$1.03

Gameplay

Creature — Goblin Bard

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.

"My media? Fury and flame."

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2026-03-20wotc

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.

2026-03-20wotc

Molten-Core Maestro's last ability is not a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.18 and $6.21 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOS — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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 #125 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Creature — Goblin Bard, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Menace and Opus.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #11,157 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Aleksi Briclot. Rarix catalogs 479 other cards credited to this artist.