Surgespanner
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Lorwyn #92 (rare)
- Price
- $0.88 USD
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may pay {1}{U}. If you do, return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Surgespanner has 2 printings, first in Lorwyn (2007). EDHREC ranks it #9,301 among Commander cards. It appears most in Hakbal of the Surging Soul decks (8,072 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Surgespanner
- Explorers of the Deep - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander, led by Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Commanders that run Surgespanner most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Hakbal of the Surging Soul: 8,072 decks
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca: 2,176 decks
- Princess Yue: 615 decks
- Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom // Sygg, Wanderbrine Shield: 316 decks
- Sygg, River Guide: 306 decks
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky: 285 decks
- Emperor Mihail II: 183 decks
- Kopala, Warden of Waves: 14 decks
Often played with Surgespanner
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : This is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn't allow you to tap the creature whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of tapping it, such as by attacking with the creature.
- : For the ability to trigger, the creature has to actually change from untapped to tapped. If an effect attempts to tap the creature, but it was already tapped at the time, this ability won't trigger.