Comparative Analysis
Instant
"Our time grows short. If we wish to vanquish the Eldrazi, we must unlock the hedrons' secrets." —Jace Beleren
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 732
- Illustrator
- Willian Murai
- Found in
- Oath of the Gatewatch Intro Pack Surge of Resistance · Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
(You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
Target player draws two cards.Plays as: Card Draw
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Rulings
4 · latest Jan 22, 2016 · one tap opens all
- WotCJan 22, 2016
Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.
- WotCJan 22, 2016
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.
- WotCJan 22, 2016
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.
- WotCJan 22, 2016
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.