Tidal Surge
Stronghold 46 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Doug Chaffee
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Tap up to three target creatures without flying.
"It is nature that gives us our boundaries and nature that enforces them."— Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tidal Surge was released in 1998 as part of the Stronghold expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Tempest block, Stronghold was designed to lean into the game's evolving mechanics, specifically focusing on graveyard interactions and aggressive tempo-based play. The card was created to provide blue decks with a low-cost, situational board manipulation tool that reflected the set's maritime and fortress-siege aesthetic.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Andrew Robinson, who contributed numerous pieces to the game during the mid-to-late nineties. His design for Tidal Surge aimed to capture the kinetic, overwhelming energy of an oceanic wave crashing against the fortifications seen throughout the Stronghold plane. Upon release, the card was generally viewed as a modest utility piece, favored in limited environments for its ability to clear early-game threats while maintaining the tactical flexibility characteristic of blue spells of that era.
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