Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.
Grip of the Roil
The other spell that you or a teammate cast can be one that's resolved, one that was countered, or (for instants with surge) one that's still on the stack.
For some cards, surge represents only an alternative cost, a discount that applies if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn. Other cards, like Reckless Bushwhacker, have additional abilities or effects if you paid the surge cost to cast the spell.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.19. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.18 and $0.21 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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 #OGW-56 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 The List release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Surge.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #23,270 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Volkan Baǵa. Rarix catalogs 998 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Volkan Baǵa
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