Tidal Surge
Portal 74 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 74
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Tap up to three target creatures without flying.
"'Twas when the seas were roaring With hollow blasts of wind . . . ."— John Gay, "The What D'Ye Call It"
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 1997 as part of the Portal base set for Magic: The Gathering. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was intentionally designed as an introductory product to simplify the game's complex ruleset for new players. The set featured simplified card layouts and mechanics that omitted the instant-speed play typical of standard sets, focusing instead on a straightforward, sorcery-speed gameplay experience.
The card features an illustration by Pete Venters, a long-time contributor to the game's aesthetic who provided artwork for hundreds of cards throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Venters’ design for Tidal Surge captures the elemental, watery theme inherent to blue-aligned cards in the game. While the Portal set received a mixed reception from veteran players due to its reduced mechanical depth, it remains a notable historical bridge that helped transition casual players into the broader ecosystem of the trading card game.
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