Power Surge
Limited Edition Alpha 167 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 167
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- €704.81
What it does
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of untapped lands they controlled at the beginning of this turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Power Surge was released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the inaugural set of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce a fantasy-themed strategy game that combined elements of traditional card games with customizable deck-building mechanics. The release was a landmark in gaming history, establishing the collectible card game genre and fostering an immediate, dedicated player base.
The artwork for Power Surge was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a central figure in the early aesthetic of the game. Hoover utilized his signature soft, expressive style to depict the chaotic energy of magical overload, a concept that mirrored the card’s ability to punish players for leaving their mana pools untapped. While the card is often cited by players for its complex and sometimes clunky mechanics, it remains a nostalgic piece of Magic’s earliest design philosophy, representing a time when game mechanics were still being defined through experimentation.
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