wotc
If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object’s color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #100
Swarm Surge
bfz·#100·common·foil
Illus. Svetlin Velinov
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wishlisted
Oct '15
10 yr ago
Value
$0.36+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.36 · low $0.36
Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
EUR€0.09USD$0.36TIX
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #23,509 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Colorless creatures you control also gain first strike until end of turn.
The Eldrazi rampaged across Zendikar in a tide of chittering, heaving flesh.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 6
wotc
A colorless creature given first strike by Swarm Surge won’t lose first strike if it stops being colorless later in the turn.
wotc
Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Svetlin Velinov
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