Magmatic Force

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Magmatic Force: Creature - Elemental, Starter Commander Decks. At the beginning of each upkeep, this creature deals 3 damage to any target. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{R}{R}{R}
Mana value
8
Type
Creature - Elemental
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
7/7
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
150
Artist
Jung Park
Commander rank
9,959 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Magmatic Force

Magmatic Force is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 150 in that set, with art by Jung Park. It costs {5}{R}{R}{R} (five generic and three red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. It is a 7/7 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Commander 2011 (2011) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

At the beginning of each upkeep, this creature deals 3 damage to any target.

It's the pinnacle of utter destructiveness.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Magmatic Force by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Magmatic Force

Magmatic Force has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Arena Anthology 4 (AA4) #20Rare2025
The List (PLST) #CMD-128Rare2023
Battlebond (BBD) #181Rare2018
Commander 2011 (CMD) #128Rare2011

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Magmatic Force, newest first.

  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, this ability triggers once at the beginning of each team’s upkeep.
  • The controller of Magmatic Force when its ability triggers always chooses the target, even when the ability triggers during another player’s upkeep.

Similar cards

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Magmatic Force is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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