Surge Engine Price
7 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2022
Surge Engine has been printed 7 times across 4 sets, first in 2022 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is The Brothers' War #81 at $0.46, while the most expensive is Game Day Promos #9 at $4.61 — about 10× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $0.98. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 7x historically, most recently in 2023 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Surge Engine Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brothers' War #81 (M) Cheapest | 2022 | $0.46 | $0.10 |
| The Brothers' War Promos #81p (M) | 2022 | $0.90 | $0.50 |
| The Brothers' War #320 (M) | 2022 | $0.98 | $0.10 |
| The Brothers' War Promos #81s (M) Foil | 2022 | $1.13 | $0.52 foil |
| Game Day Promos #9 (M) Foil | 2022 | $4.61 | $2.00 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #105862 (M) | 2023 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #105674 (M) | 2023 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
: This creature loses defender and gains "This creature can't be blocked.": This creature becomes blue and has base power and toughness 5/4. Activate only if this creature doesn't have defender.
: Draw three cards. Activate only if this creature is blue and only once.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 7 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsIf 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).
Surge Engine's last ability can be activated only once per game, not once per turn.
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.