---
name: "Matoc, Lavamancer"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MBC"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Commander Edition"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Filipe Pagliuso"
oracle_id: "bbe79ca2-8f05-4f1b-b5d3-84724d3eff3a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/matoc-lavamancer-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"
---

# Matoc, Lavamancer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever a source you control deals damage, if at least one permanent or player was dealt exactly 2 of that damage, exile the top card of your library. You may play it until the end of your next turn.
{R}, {T}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: Matoc deals 2 damage to any other target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grim Lavamancer](/printing/grim-lavamancer-g06.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Syr Carah, the Bold](/printing/syr-carah-the-bold-eld.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
3. [Magmatic Channeler](/printing/magmatic-channeler-pznr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Burn the Accursed](/printing/burn-the-accursed-dbl.md) — Instant
5. [Fires of Mount Doom](/printing/fires-of-mount-doom-ltr.md) — Legendary Enchantment
6. [Commune with Lava](/printing/commune-with-lava-dtk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Commander Edition (MBC) #25
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Filipe Pagliuso

## 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`