Molten Note

Secrets of Strixhaven #204

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {X}{R}{W}

Card text: Molten Note deals damage to target creature equal to the amount of mana spent to cast this spell. Untap all creatures you control. Flashback {6}{R}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: David Álvarez

"It's characteristic of the Blood Age for instruments of music to also be tools of war."

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.20 USD · $0.18 USD (Foil) · €0.08 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Molten Note in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Tackle Artist

Creature — Orc Sorcerer

Opus creature that gets +1/+1 counters when you cast instants/sorceries. Molten Note's variable mana cost and flashback provide multiple triggers, and the untap effect lets Tackle Artist attack again.

Expressive Firedancer

Creature — Human Sorcerer

Opus creature that grows and gains double strike when you cast expensive spells. Molten Note deals damage based on mana spent, making it naturally expensive, and the untap lets Firedancer attack immediately.

Elemental Mascot

Creature — Elemental Bird

Opus creature that exiles cards when you cast 5+ mana spells. Molten Note naturally costs a lot of mana for removal, triggering the exile ability, and untapping all creatures lets Mascot attack profitably.

rare

Molten-Core Maestro

Creature — Goblin Bard

Opus creature that adds red mana equal to its power when you cast 5+ mana spells. Molten Note's high cost triggers this, and the untap effect lets you use Maestro to attack and generate more mana.

Magmablood Archaic

Creature — Avatar

Gives all creatures +1/+0 per color of mana spent on instants/sorceries. Molten Note's variable cost encourages multicolor mana spending, and untapping all creatures lets them attack with the buff immediately.

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