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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).
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #81s
Surge Engine
pbro·#81s·mythic·foil
Illus. Daarken
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Nov '22
3 yr ago
Value
$1.09+$0 (+7.9%)
30 days high $1.09 · low $1.01
Volatility · moderate
USD$1.09EUR€1.61
NM$1.09
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,551 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact Creature — Construct
Defender
{U}: This creature loses defender and gains "This creature can't be blocked."
{2}{U}: This creature becomes blue and has base power and toughness 5/4. Activate only if this creature doesn't have defender.
{4}{U}{U}: Draw three cards. Activate only if this creature is blue and only once.
3/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
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Surge Engine's last ability can be activated only once per game, not once per turn.
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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.
Context
Last observed at $1.09, up from $1.01 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.01 and $1.09 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $1.09.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PBRO — the lineup includes Foil 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.
This card belongs to *The Brothers' War Promos* (released November 2022).
Card #81s in The Brothers' War Promos.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Artifact Creature — Construct. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Defender.
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Brawl, Penny, Legacy, and Modern.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,551 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Daarken.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Daarken
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