Molten Note (SOS #204)
Molten Note is a uncommon printing from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS #204), a Sorcery. Illustrated by David Álvarez.
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.)
It's characteristic of the Blood Age for instruments of music to also be tools of war.
Details
| Mana cost | {X}{R}{W} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) |
| Collector number | 204 |
| Artist | David Álvarez |
| Released | 2026-04-24 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.16, foil $0.23 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- March 20, 2026 — If the target creature is an illegal target as Molten Note tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't untap any creatures.
- March 20, 2026 — To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
- March 20, 2026 — If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
- March 20, 2026 — "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
- March 20, 2026 — You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
- March 20, 2026 — You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.
- March 20, 2026 — A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.