Swarm Surge
~$0.05 low · ~$0.28 high
Colorless. Sorcery
Battle for Zendikar #100 · Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
Battle for Zendikar #100 · Illustrated by Svetlin VelinovWhat is Swarm Surge worth?
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Oracle text
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Colorless creatures you control also gain first strike until end of turn.
The Eldrazi rampaged across Zendikar in a tide of chittering, heaving flesh.
Format legality
The only printing of Swarm Surge
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Battle for Zendikar bfz #100· 2015common· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.11 foil | common | $0.05 | $0.28 | €0.11€0.11 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2015
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #24,988 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Devoid
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Battle for Zendikar card (#100).
100 · BFZ · C · EN
- 100Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- BFZSet code for Battle for Zendikar
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (6)
2015-08-25
If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object’s color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.
2015-08-25
A colorless creature given first strike by Swarm Surge won’t lose first strike if it stops being colorless later in the turn.
2015-08-25
Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.
2015-08-25
Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it’s just the new color, not that color and colorless.
2015-08-25
A card with devoid is just colorless. It’s not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.
2015-08-25
Cards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.
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