Surge Engine : The Brothers' War
Type: Artifact Creature — Construct
Rarity: Mythic
Color:
Number: 320
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: No
Text: Defender
{U}: This creature loses defender and gains "This creature can't be blocked."
{2}{U}: This creature becomes blue and has base power and toughness 5/4. Activate only if this creature doesn't have defender.
{4}{U}{U}: Draw three cards. Activate only if this creature is blue and only once.
Printings: The Brothers' War (BRO), Game Day Promos (GDY), The Brothers' War Promos (PBRO), Magic Online Promos (PRM)
Legality
Alchemy | Brawl | ||
Commander | Duel | ||
Explorer | Gladiator | ||
Historic | Legacy | ||
Modern | Oathbreaker | ||
Pauper | Pauper Commander | ||
Penny | Pioneer | ||
Standard | Timeless |
Rulings
10/14/2022
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.
10/14/2022
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).
10/14/2022
Surge Engine's last ability can be activated only once per game, not once per turn.