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◇ Catalog #56

Tidal Surge

p02·#56·common·nonfoil

Illus. Phil Foglio

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$1.39+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.44 · low $1.31

NM$1.39

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.28–$1.47modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.39low $0.35range 297.1%n 51

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,286 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.39

Gameplay

Sorcery

Tap up to three target creatures without flying.

Four little goblins, trapped by the sea. One teased a serpent, and then there were three.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.39. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.35 and $1.39 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from P02 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #56 of *Portal Second Age*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1998 Portal Second Age release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,286 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Rarix catalogs 116 other cards credited to this artist.