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Molten Gatekeeper

First printed in Modern Horizons 3 (2024)

Molten Gatekeeper

Artifact Creature — Golem

Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Unearth Red (Red: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1071). Most played in Dredge. In the last 30 days 0.5% of Pauper decks played it (9 of 1908). Most played in RG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Molten Gatekeeper in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Premier Draft 54.2% -0.9 -1.9 57571
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Sealed 53.5% -2.6 -1.7 2346
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Combos

11 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

See all 11 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Legacy Other periods →

In 1 of 1071 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks
0.1%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
0 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
67%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dredge 0.7% 14%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dredge
Janosh12345 in Legacy Challenge 32
4-2
67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dredge
Janosh12345,
1 side #10
4-2

Pauper Other periods →

In 9 of 1908 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks
0.5%
▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 2.2% 2026-08-13: 1.9% 2026-08-20: 0.4% 2026-08-27: 0.7% 2026-09-03: 0.4% 2026-09-10: 0.3% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.4% 2026-10-08: 0.8% 2026-10-15: 0.4% 2026-10-22: 0.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
9
9 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.9
in the main deck
Win rate
50%
2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
RG (unclassified) 0.4% 63%
UBRG (unclassified) 0.3% 40%
BRG (unclassified) 0.1% 100%
WBRG (unclassified) 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Malevolent Rumble89%9.7
Khalni Garden78%18.6
Impact Tremors56%212.0
Raphael, Tough Turtle56%176.7
Nest Invader56%176.7
Glimpse the Impossible56%17.1
Writhing Chrysalis56%9.5
Essence Warden44%169.6
Call Damage Control44%44.6
Eldrazi Repurposer44%23.6

Best win rate

DeckRecord
RG
Briar Putz in From The Vault: Pauper 10 $1K
4-2
67%
RG
Gregory petiot in the300
4-4
50%
WBRG
ciurlo in Pauper Challenge 32
3-3
50%
RG
Jim Boer in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026
2-4
33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WBRG
ciurlo,
4 main #28
3-3
BRG
_Moroii,
4 main 5-0
RG
willlupi,
4 main 5-0
RG
Briar Putz,
4 main #8
4-2
UBRG
Saudiel Benitez,
4 main #43
0-3
RG
Kenneth Schreiber,
4 main #45
0-4
RG
Gregory petiot,
4 main #95
4-4
UBRG
Noether,
3 main #8
2-2

Commander Other periods →

In 10 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks
0.2%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.4% 2026-08-27: 0.3% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.2% 2026-09-24: 0.4% 2026-10-01: 0.1% 2026-10-08: 0.4% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
10
10 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer 1.0% 3%
Baylen, the Haymaker 0.3% 12%
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh 0.1% 17%
Celes, Rune Knight 0.1% 20%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker 0.1% 25%
Krenko, Mob Boss 0.1% 25%
Ingris Stingerquill 0.0% 50%
Purphoros, God of the Forge 0.0% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Simian Spirit Guide90%1.9
Sol Ring90%0.9
Chrome Mox80%0.9
Lotus Petal80%0.9
Pyroblast70%2.2
Mana Vault70%0.8
Mox Diamond70%0.8
Command Tower70%0.8
Ancient Tomb70%0.8
Sacred Foundry60%7.5

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Daniel González in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND
2-4
33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Baylen, the Haymaker
Nate - Judge [BYC],
1 main #3
2-1
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Sefa,
1 main #3
2-1
Celes, Rune Knight
Brett,
1 main #6
1-2
Krenko, Mob Boss
Sebastian Quinteros gonzalez,
1 main #34
0-3
Baylen, the Haymaker
Nate - Judge [BYC],
1 main #18
1-2
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Brandon Cook,
1 main #17
1-3
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Daniel González,
1 main #16
2-4
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Nick Lopez [NEST],
1 main #17
0-2

No recent decks in: Modern, Vintage, Duel Commander.