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Tyrant of Valakut
Card Information
Type: Creature — Dragon
Mana Cost: 5
CMC: 7
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 119
Oracle Text
Surge {3}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.) Flying When this creature enters, if its surge cost was paid, it deals 3 damage to any target.
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Card Rulings
- January 22, 2016
If an instant or sorcery spell cast for its surge cost is copied, the copy is also considered to have had its surge cost paid.
Source: wotc - January 22, 2016
The other spell that you or a teammate cast can be one that's resolved, one that was countered, or (for instants with surge) one that's still on the stack.
Source: wotc - January 22, 2016
For some cards, surge represents only an alternative cost, a discount that applies if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn. Other cards, like Reckless Bushwhacker, have additional abilities or effects if you paid the surge cost to cast the spell.
Source: wotc - January 22, 2016
Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.
Source: wotc
Price History
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