Of course he didn't destroy the damn Matrix! Of all the half-glitched, stupid, brainless--

[Ratchet stops, with an effort--none of this was Magnus' fault.]

Even if he could, he wouldn't have done it. He wants the Matrix for himself too much. But you have to be a Prime to use the Forge--if Megatron has it, all he's got is a really big hammer, even with the Matrix. He's no Prime and he never will be, no matter how many old relics he collects.