First printed in The Brothers' War (2022)
All 7 prints
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Artifact Creature — Construct
Defender
: 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.
3/2
- Illustrated by
- Daarken
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- 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).
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.007 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 31 Oct 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Lotus Field + Mind Over Matter + Quicksilver Elemental + Surge Engine
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Chromatic Orrery + Mind Over Matter + Quicksilver Elemental + Surge Engine
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Gilded Lotus + Mind Over Matter + Quicksilver Elemental + Surge Engine