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Magmatic Hellkite, art by Tyler Walpole
Art by Tyler Walpole · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$0.42
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Magmatic Hellkite

{2}{R}{R} · Creature — Dragon

Flying When this creature enters, destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Its controller searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield tapped with a stun counter on it, then shuffles. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Rulings (2)

Apr 4, 2025 · If the target land is an illegal target as Magmatic Hellkite’s last ability tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will search their library for a basic land card.

Apr 4, 2025 · As long as Magmatic Hellkite’s last ability resolves, the target land’s controller gets to search for a basic land card even if the target land wasn’t destroyed by the ability. This may happen because the land has indestructible.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=3 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
4-Color ControlModern33.3%3
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Magmatic Hellkite — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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