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Surge Engine

{2}

Artifact Creature — Construct

BROThe Brothers' War#320mythic
Extended Art
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Daarken
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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
Defender
Plays as:
Card Draw
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$0.39 low$0.29 gap
Foil$1.00-10.7%
$0.69 low$0.54 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.46· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.980.0%30D
30D range$0.98to$0.99Since Feb 2024:H $1.35L $0.88
Foil$1.00-10.7%30D1.02× nonfoil
30D range$1.00to$1.12Since Feb 2024:H $1.70L $1.00

Other printings

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Found in

3 productsRounded odds
  • The Brothers' War Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $78.07

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%
  • The Brothers' War Collector Booster Pack Minimal Packaging

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%
  • The Brothers' War Collector Booster Sample Pack

    Booster Pack · $13.76

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%

Combos

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 14, 2022
  • WotCOct 14, 2022

    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.

  • WotCOct 14, 2022

    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).

  • WotCOct 14, 2022

    Surge Engine's last ability can be activated only once per game, not once per turn.