---
name: "Massimo, the Magician"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Cat Wizard"
colors: ["R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "MBC"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Commander Edition"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jodie Muir"
oracle_id: "aa27c281-b909-4274-8216-6fd0be78b3c9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/massimo-the-magician-mbc"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Massimo, the Magician
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Cat Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever Massimo or another creature you control enters, exile up to one target instant or sorcery card with mana value 1 from your graveyard. If a card is exiled this way, that creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elite Arcanist](/printing/elite-arcanist-m14.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Magar of the Magic Strings](/printing/magar-of-the-magic-strings-unf.md) — Legendary Creature — Minotaur Performer
3. [Scholar of Combustion](/printing/scholar-of-combustion-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Magus of the Will](/printing/magus-of-the-will-2xm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Izzet Chemister](/printing/izzet-chemister-clb.md) — Creature — Goblin Wizard
6. [Distinguished Conjurer](/printing/distinguished-conjurer-mh3.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Commander Edition (MBC) #45
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jodie Muir

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