Power Surge
Revised Edition 170 • rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 170
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $1.22
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 1994 as part of the Revised Edition of Magic: The Gathering, the third core set of the game. Designed to succeed the limited print runs of Alpha and Beta, Revised was the first edition intended to be widely distributed to a growing global player base. The card reflects the early philosophy of the game's original designer, Richard Garfield, who often explored chaotic and reactive mechanics that punished players for untapped resources.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in Magic’s visual history known for his bold, high-contrast style. Rush intended for the artwork to visually manifest the volatility of an unstable magical discharge, utilizing deep reds and oranges to evoke a sense of imminent danger. Within the competitive community, the card is frequently analyzed as a relic of an era when game design prioritized thematic flavor and punishing board interactions over the highly streamlined mechanics of modern sets.
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