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Brainsurge
Oracle Text
Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Brainsurge is a clean, high-ceiling instant for blue decks that want to keep their options open, making it especially strong in control, combo, and slower value shells. At three mana, it immediately reloads your hand with four cards, but the follow-up of putting two back on top means it asks you to plan ahead rather than simply inflate raw resources. That drawback becomes an advantage in decks that care about library order, top-of-library access, or repeated shuffling—fetch lands are excellent here, since they can clear away the cards you tucked back. It also pairs well with scry effects, tutors, and engines that cast spells at instant speed, letting you sequence the hidden cards into a future turn. The name fits the feel perfectly: a burst of mental force that overclocks your next decisions, trading present flexibility for a carefully engineered future.
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Character Background
Brainsurge is a clean, high-ceiling instant for blue decks that want to keep their options open, making it especially strong in control, combo, and slower value shells. At three mana, it immediately reloads your hand with four cards, but the follow-up of putting two back on top means it asks you to plan ahead rather than simply inflate raw resources. That drawback becomes an advantage in decks that care about library order, top-of-library access, or repeated shuffling—fetch lands are excellent here, since they can clear away the cards you tucked back. It also pairs well with scry effects, tutors, and engines that cast spells at instant speed, letting you sequence the hidden cards into a future turn. The name fits the feel perfectly: a burst of mental force that overclocks your next decisions, trading present flexibility for a carefully engineered future.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 02:20:42 UTC