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Surge Engine

two generic manaArtifact Creature — ConstructPower and toughness3/2

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Defender

one blue mana: This creature loses defender and gains "This creature can't be blocked."

two generic manaone blue mana: This creature becomes blue and has base power and toughness 5/4. Activate only if this creature doesn't have defender.

four generic manaone blue manaone blue mana: Draw three cards. Activate only if this creature is blue and only once.

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Price

0.47 $

Foil 1.03 $

18 printings · up to 0.98 $

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Surge Engine rulings

  • If Surge Engine loses defender in some way other than its first ability, its second ability may still be activated. Likewise, if it becomes blue in some way other than its second ability, its last ability may still be activated. Note that an effect that allows a creature to "attack as though it didn't have defender" doesn't actually cause it to lose defender.

  • Surge Engine's last ability can be activated only once per game, not once per turn.

  • If a Surge Engine whose last ability has been activated leaves the battlefield and comes back, it's a new object on the battlefield and its last ability can be activated again (once it's blue, of course).

Surge Engine keyword rules

Defender Rule 702.3

Defender is a static ability.

A creature with defender can’t attack.

Multiple instances of defender on the same creature are redundant.

Surge Engine format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHNot legal

Arena & online

  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlLegal

Other

  • TLRLegal

All printings of Surge Engine 18

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