Primal Surge is a mythic Sorcery from AVR (AVR) costing {8}{G}{G}. Current price: $5.19 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Primal Surge
Sorcery
Card Text
Exile the top card of your library. If it's a permanent card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you do, repeat this process.
With Avacyn's return, the flow of life became a tidal wave.
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Primal Surge is a Sorcery card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Exile the top card of your library. If it's a permanent card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you do, repeat this process."
Primal Surge has a mana cost of {8}{G}{G}, which equals 10.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires G mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Primal Surge's mana cost of {8}{G}{G} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Primal Surge has a mana value of 10.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Primal Surge's current oracle text is: "Exile the top card of your library. If it's a permanent card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you do, repeat this process."
The current market price for Primal Surge is approximately $5.19 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $18.93 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €3.55 EUR.
You can purchase Primal Surge from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Primal Surge normal: $5.19 | foil: $18.93
Format legality information for Primal Surge in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Primal Surge is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Primal Surge is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Primal Surge in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Primal Surge is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Primal Surge is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Primal Surge in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Primal Surge is from AVR (AVR), with collector number 189.
Primal Surge may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Primal Surge is a mythic card in AVR.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Primal Surge was illustrated by David Rapoza.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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