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Power Surge
Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of untapped lands they controlled at the beginning of this turn.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Power Surge is a brutal old-school red enchantment that turns the simple act of keeping mana open into a liability, punishing any player who enters their upkeep with a healthy land count untapped. In practice, it best supports an aggressive, denial-heavy game plan: you want to land it when you’re already pressuring life totals, then force the opponent to choose between advancing their board and shielding themselves from damage. It pairs especially well with mana denial and land-tap effects such as Winter Orb, Tangle Wire, or even your own instant-speed threats, because the more untapped lands your opponents preserve, the harder they get burned. It can also fit into a red prison shell that rewards asymmetry, since disciplined sequencing lets you commit your mana on your turn while the enchantment taxes everyone else on theirs. Thematically, it feels like raw red magical instability—an explosive feedback loop where unused power literally burns its controller.
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Character Background
Power Surge is a brutal old-school red enchantment that turns the simple act of keeping mana open into a liability, punishing any player who enters their upkeep with a healthy land count untapped. In practice, it best supports an aggressive, denial-heavy game plan: you want to land it when you’re already pressuring life totals, then force the opponent to choose between advancing their board and shielding themselves from damage. It pairs especially well with mana denial and land-tap effects such as Winter Orb, Tangle Wire, or even your own instant-speed threats, because the more untapped lands your opponents preserve, the harder they get burned. It can also fit into a red prison shell that rewards asymmetry, since disciplined sequencing lets you commit your mana on your turn while the enchantment taxes everyone else on theirs. Thematically, it feels like raw red magical instability—an explosive feedback loop where unused power literally burns its controller.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 20:10:44 UTC