First printed in Tarkir: Dragonstorm (2025)

Overwhelming Surge

Instant

Choose one or both —
• Overwhelming Surge deals 3 damage to target creature.
• Destroy target noncreature artifact.

Mardu lightning rods disperse the energy of dragonstorms—or whatever happens to be touching the rods.

Legality

Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).

Win rates of Overwhelming Surge in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft	54.5%	-0.5	+0.6	17514
Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Sealed	58.0%	+0.8	+2.8	1029

Set

GIH WR

vs set

IWD

Games

Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft

54.5%

-0.5

+0.6

17514

Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Sealed

58.0%

+0.8

+2.8

1029