Surge Engine
The Brothers' War 81 • mythic
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.46
What it does
Defender
blue mana: This creature loses defender and gains "This creature can't be blocked."
2 generic mana blue mana: This creature becomes blue and has base power and toughness 5/4. Activate only if this creature doesn't have defender.
4 generic mana blue mana blue mana: Draw three cards. Activate only if this creature is blue and only once.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Surge Engine was released in 2022 as part of The Brothers' War, a Magic: The Gathering set that revisits one of the franchise's most foundational narratives: the cataclysmic conflict between the artificer brothers Urza and Mishra. The set was designed to evoke the aesthetic of vintage science fiction and industrial machinery, emphasizing the high-stakes engineering that defined the lore of the setting.
The card was illustrated by Wisnu Tan, who captured the item’s mechanical evolution through a sharp, utilitarian design that centers on the artifact’s modular capabilities. As a rare card within the set, it was received by players as a flexible utility tool, prized for its ability to scale in power as the game progresses, echoing the thematic focus on technological advancement that drives the artifact-heavy gameplay of the expansion.
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