Molten Man, Inferno Incarnate
SPM · uncommon · Released 2025-09-26
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on rate
meaningful alone
wants support
scales up
one mode
broadly useful
easily answered
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Rationale
Molten Man is a 3cmc 0/0 that fetches a basic Mountain on ETB and grows +1/+1 per Mountain you control, making it typically a 2/2 or 3/3 on entry in a Mountains-heavy deck with strong upside as lands accumulate. Its ETB ramp effect and size scaling suit ramp-big-mana and lands-matter strategies, but the LTB sacrifice-a-land clause is a notable punisher that discourages flickering and makes it a liability when removed.
Learnings (3)
Molten Man's LTB 'sacrifice a land' clause actively discourages flicker/blink loops — unlike most ETB-value creatures, repeated blinking causes net land loss rather than net gain.
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In a dedicated mono-red Mountains shell (e.g. with Snow-covered Mountains or Valakut synergies), Molten Man can realistically enter as a 4/4 or larger, making it a legitimate midrange threat rather than just a ramp piece.
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The LTB punishment means opponents can use bounce removal (e.g. Cyclonic Rift) to both tempo you and strip a land — treat Molten Man as a removal magnet with extra downside versus bounce specifically.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #14,029