---
name: "Magmatic Core"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "CSP"
set_name: "Coldsnap"
collector_number: "91"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "b9526bd5-ed83-466f-8819-e9a8487bbe77"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/magmatic-core-csp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Magmatic Core
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
At the beginning of your end step, this enchantment deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the number of age counters on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heart of Bogardan](/printing/heart-of-bogardan-wth.md) — Enchantment
2. [Braid of Fire](/printing/braid-of-fire-sld.md) — Enchantment
3. [Wave of Terror](/printing/wave-of-terror-wth.md) — Enchantment
4. [Infernal Darkness](/printing/infernal-darkness-me2.md) — Enchantment
5. [Kjeldoran Javelineer](/printing/kjeldoran-javelineer-csp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Freyalise's Radiance](/printing/freyalises-radiance-csp.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Coldsnap (CSP) #91
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`