Surge of Brilliance
Doctor Who 57 • uncommon
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 57
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Alice Xia Zhang
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Paradox — Draw a card for each spell you've cast this turn from anywhere other than your hand.
Foretell 1 generic mana blue mana (During your turn, you may pay 2 generic mana and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
"They may have superior numbers, but we have superior minds."
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
Surge of Brilliance is a card featured in the Magic: The Gathering Doctor Who Commander set, released in 2023. This set was designed to integrate the lore and characters of the long-running British science fiction series into the tabletop game's mechanics. The card draws its thematic inspiration from the iconic intelligence and problem-solving skills associated with the Doctor, translating these narrative tropes into a functional game effect that rewards casting spells.
The artwork for the card reflects the whimsical yet urgent aesthetic characteristic of the show, focusing on the visual cues of time travel and scientific discovery. As part of a collaborative release between Wizards of the Coast and the BBC, the set was received by the gaming community as a faithful adaptation of the source material, blending the established aesthetics of the Doctor Who universe with the specific design language of Magic: The Gathering.
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