---
name: "Magnus the Red"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon Primarch"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Blade of Magnus", "Unearthly Power"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "131★"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wonchun Choi"
oracle_id: "86c9b01e-18a2-4616-8e04-5343f97d2efe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/magnus-the-red-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Magnus the Red
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon Primarch
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Blade of Magnus, Unearthly Power

## Oracle Text
Flying
Unearthly Power — Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each creature token you control.
Blade of Magnus — Whenever Magnus the Red deals combat damage to a player, create a 3/3 red Spawn creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Infernius Spawnington III, Esq.](/printing/infernius-spawnington-iii-esq-ulst.md) — Creature — Demon Beast Grandchild
2. [The Fire Crystal](/printing/the-fire-crystal-fin.md) — Legendary Artifact
3. [Electro, Assaulting Battery](/printing/electro-assaulting-battery-pspm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
4. [Defiler of Instinct](/printing/defiler-of-instinct-dmu.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
5. [Prismari Pianist](/printing/prismari-pianist-soc.md) — Creature — Djinn Bard
6. [Rakdos, Lord of Riots](/printing/rakdos-lord-of-riots-rtr.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #131★
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wonchun Choi
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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