Surge Node
Artifact
This artifact enters with six charge counters on it.
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, Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Put a charge counter on target artifact.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #17485
Surge Node enters with ten charge counters and bleeds them onto any other artifact that uses them — one per tap, no mana required after the initial one-drop. It's a slow drip rather than a burst, so it only earns its slot in decks that actually want a sustained counter supply.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Surge Node is a one-drop support piece for artifact-heavy decks that need a reliable, free-to-activate counter source — Atraxa, Praetors' Voice proliferate builds and charge-counter engines like Magistrate's Scepter loops are the natural homes. Outside Commander, Surge Node sees niche Pauper play in artifact-synergy shells where the ten-counter reservoir can fuel multiple activations across several turns. In Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too narrow to compete. Wherever it's legal, the question is always the same: do you have enough charge-counter payoffs to justify the slot?
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Surge Node is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. The price reflects its narrow role; it won't climb without a new charge-counter synergy piece breaking into popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.