Leitmotif Composer

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Leitmotif Composer: Creature - Human Bard, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Human Bard
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
20
Artist
Nathaniel Himawan
Commander rank
14,261 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Leitmotif Composer

Leitmotif Composer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 20 in that set, with art by Nathaniel Himawan. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 5 or greater, create a token that's a copy of this creature.

{2}{U}: Creatures named Leitmotif Composer can't be blocked this turn.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Leitmotif Composer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Leitmotif Composer

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #70Rare2026

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Leitmotif Composer, newest first.

  • For spells on the stack with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
  • Leitmotif Composer's second ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
  • In the unusual case where Leitmotif Composer becomes a copy of something else while its triggered ability is on the stack but before it resolves, the token will enter as a copy of whatever Leitmotif Composer is copying.
  • The token copy will have Leitmotif Composer's ability and will be able to create copies of itself.
  • A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
  • The token doesn't copy whether Leitmotif Composer is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.

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