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.
Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.
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.
Last observed at $1.03, down from $1.07 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.80 and $1.07 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $1.03.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POGW — 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 *Oath of the Gatewatch Promos* (released January 2016).
Card #61s in Oath of the Gatewatch Promos.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Surge.
Legal in Duel, Penny, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,910 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Jama Jurabaev.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Jama Jurabaev
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If an instant or sorcery spell cast for its surge cost is copied, the copy is also considered to have had its surge cost paid.
