The Battlefield

Dualcaster Mage

$4.93

Molten Duplication

$11.56

AI DraftApr 12, 2026

Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication

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Overview

If you target a Dualcaster Mage with Molten Duplication, Molten Duplication creates a token that enters the battlefield as a copy of that Dualcaster Mage and therefore that token’s “when this creature enters” triggered ability triggers; that triggered ability can target any instant or sorcery spell on the stack and will create a copy of that spell on the stack when the ability resolves [2016-06-08].

Step 1

You cast Molten Duplication targeting a Dualcaster Mage you control and it resolves. When it resolves it creates a token that’s a copy of the targeted creature and the token enters the battlefield as that copy .

Step 2

Because Molten Duplication’s token is created by the resolving spell, the token enters the battlefield face up and (per the card) is also an artifact, has haste until end of turn, and will be sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step; those effects are continuous or delayed from the resolution of Molten Duplication (card oracle text and general rules on permanents entering the battlefield) .

Step 3

The token is a copy of Dualcaster Mage, so it has the same enters-the-battlefield triggered ability. That enters-the-battlefield ability triggers when the token enters the battlefield and will be put on the stack (subject to normal triggering/placement rules) .

Step 4

When that triggered ability is put on the stack its controller chooses the target instant or sorcery spell on the stack to copy. The triggered ability can target any instant or sorcery spell on the stack, regardless of who controls that spell [2016-06-08].

Step 5

When the Dualcaster-trigger resolves it creates a copy of the targeted instant or sorcery and puts that copy onto the stack; the copy is a spell on the stack and you may choose new targets for the copy (the copy copies characteristics and relevant decisions from the original per the copying rules) .

Step 6

If the targeted spell or the copy become illegal or are removed before the copy is created, state-based rules and copy rules apply (for example, copies of spells not on the stack cease to exist) .

Resolution

When Molten Duplication resolves targeting a Dualcaster Mage you control, it creates a token that enters the battlefield as a copy of Dualcaster Mage (and is an artifact in addition to its other types, has haste, and will be sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step). The token’s enters-the-battlefield trigger triggers and may target any instant or sorcery spell on the stack; when that triggered ability resolves it puts a copy of the targeted instant or sorcery onto the stack (you may choose new targets for that copy) [2016-06-08].

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