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Molten Duplication

Sorcery

Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
mythic
Set
The Big Score
Price
$14.00
EDHREC rank
#1635
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Molten Duplication card art
Molten Duplication puts a hasty token copy of any creature you control onto the battlefield for two mana — no targeting, no stack interaction required, just an immediate second threat. On something like Etali, Primal Conqueror, that means two attack triggers the same turn; on Dualcaster Mage, it's a combo enabler that asks almost nothing of your mana.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Etali, Primal Conqueror

67.3% of decks · synergy 0.63

Etali, Primal Conqueror attacks and steals cards from every opponent — Molten Duplication doubles those triggers for two mana, which is the most efficient way to turn one Etali into a full table wipe in a single combat step.

02
Krark, the ThumblessSakashima of a Thousand Faces

Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

47.7% of decks · synergy 0.45

Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces runs Molten Duplication as a fast, cheap way to flood the board with Krark copies, multiplying the coin-flip triggers and the spell-rebounding chaos that defines the deck.

03
Deadpool, Trading Card

Deadpool, Trading Card

45.5% of decks · synergy 0.40

Deadpool, Trading Card wants as many enters-the-battlefield triggers as possible, and Molten Duplication delivers an extra one at instant speed with haste attached — efficient enough to justify a slot in nearly half of all Deadpool builds.

04
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

39.8% of decks · synergy 0.39

Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds copies permanents as its core identity, and Molten Duplication slots in as additional redundancy — a second Ghired trigger on demand, or a hasty copy of whatever high-power creature needs to attack immediately.

05
The Master, Multiplied

The Master, Multiplied

42.4% of decks · synergy 0.37

The Master, Multiplied scales with the number of copies in play, so Molten Duplication functions as both a payoff and an engine piece, adding another copy to the stack and pushing the win condition forward by a full turn.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the clear home for Molten Duplication — the format's singleton rule inflates the value of any effect that copies your best creature, and the typical power level of commanders and staples means the token is rarely copying something ordinary. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it hasn't made a dent in any of them; two mana for a token with haste is solid, but competitive non-Commander formats demand more consistency than a single-target creature copy provides. In Oathbreaker it picks up some of the same Commander logic, especially with a planeswalker-adjacent signature spell synergy, though the smaller deck size makes it easier to find purpose-built alternatives.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

271 decks
Cormela, Glamour ThiefStorm-Kiln ArtistMolten Duplication

Cormela, Glamour ThiefStorm-Kiln ArtistMolten Duplication

Infinite black mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells; Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Twinflame and Heat Shimmer do most of what Molten Duplication does at a comparable or lower price point — both make a hasty token copy of a target creature for two mana, with the trade-off that they target rather than letting you choose on resolution, which matters against opponents with counterspells. If the goal is purely duplicating your own commander or biggest creature, either of those covers the role; Molten Duplication earns its slot when you want the flexibility of choosing at the last possible moment or when you're running it specifically for a combo line that requires its particular wording.

Price Context

Current price

$14.00 mid tier

At $14.00, Molten Duplication sits in the mid tier — more expensive than most two-mana spells in the role, which reflects its combo applicability and the fact that it's a single printing with real demand in Etali and Krark builds. It's not a card that's likely to drop sharply unless it gets a reprint, so if you're building a deck where it's a key piece, the current price is probably close to its floor.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.