---
name: "Molten Monstrosity"
mana_cost: "{7}{R}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Hellion"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "139"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Manuel Castañón"
oracle_id: "ea55886c-48a1-4339-81fd-03dbaa116c28"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/molten-monstrosity-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Molten Monstrosity
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}{R}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Hellion
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Trample

> *The cold snap killed off most of the heat-loving hellions . . . leaving only the strongest alive to breed.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #139
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Manuel Castañón
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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