First printed in Modern Horizons 3 (2024)
All 3 prints
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Reality Fracture Commander (FRC) #40, 2026
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Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #399, 2024
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Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #53, 2024
Brainsurge 

Instant
Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
In the last 30 days 0.4% of Modern decks played it (8 of 2236). Most played in Living End. In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1071). Most played in Dimir Midrange.
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Premier Draft | 57.8% | +2.7 | +5.2 | 26595 |
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Sealed | 55.5% | -0.5 | +2.1 | 980 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Staple
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Duel Commander staples:
main deck, 11% of decks (#240)
Blue, Instants, Card draw
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal