Power Surge
30th Anniversary Edition 163 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 163
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $19.56
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 originated as a rare card in the 1994 Magic: The Gathering expansion Legends, designed to introduce complex board state interactions and resource management. The 30th Anniversary Edition, released in 2022, serves as a premium, non-tournament-legal reprint series that reimagines iconic cards from the game's history using the original retro frame aesthetics and updated high-quality card stock.
The card was originally illustrated by Quinton Hoover, whose distinct, painterly style became a cornerstone of the early game's visual identity. The design focuses on the chaos of magical energy, reflecting the card's function of doubling damage from red sources while risking the destruction of the player's own enchantments. In its anniversary iteration, this piece remains a nostalgic touchstone for long-time players, celebrated for preserving the foundational artwork that defined the game’s formative years.
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