Power Surge
Limited Edition Beta 168 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 168
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $139.00
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 the Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, the foundational trading card game developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. As a direct successor to the initial Alpha print run, the Beta set was created to address minor production errors and satisfy the unexpectedly high demand for the game's debut. The card functions as a red sorcery, embodying the chaotic and destructive themes prevalent in the game's early color identity.
The artwork for Power Surge was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists who defined the game’s early visual aesthetic. His illustration style for this set featured a dark, grounded fantasy tone that helped establish the grim atmosphere of early Magic. The card was designed to penalize players for keeping their mana untapped, encouraging an aggressive, proactive playstyle that characterized the tactical focus of the game's nascent competitive environment.
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