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Primal Surge
SORCERY Mythic
Avacyn Restored EDHREC #8,063
$5.46
+2.3%
7 days
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Primal Surge Price Summary
Primal Surge's current headline price is $5.46.
Primal Surge Printings & Prices
1 printings
Primal Surge has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Primal Surge: Buylist Offers
4 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | AVR #189 | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | AVR #189 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | AVR #189 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | AVR #189 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Primal Surge Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗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."
Primal Surge is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Primal Surge Rulings
4 most recent
- May 1, 2012 A permanent card is an artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker card.
- May 1, 2012 If putting any of those permanent cards onto the battlefield causes abilities to trigger, those abilities will wait to go on the stack until Primal Surge has finished resolving. Starting with the active player, each player puts their abilities on the stack in any order.
- May 1, 2012 If you exile a permanent card that you can’t put onto the battlefield (such as an Aura with nothing legal to enchant) or one you don’t want to put onto the battlefield, Primal Surge finishes resolving.
- May 1, 2012 Repeating the process includes the instruction to repeat the process. That is, you’ll keep exiling cards and putting them onto the battlefield until you fail to put a permanent card onto the battlefield.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Primal Surge has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVR #189 | 2012-05-04 | Mythic | Standard |
| AVR #189 | 2012-05-04 | Mythic | Standard |
Primal Surge in Commander
Primal Surge is the #8,063 most-played card on EDHREC, down 64 places over the last 30 days.
Primal Surge FAQ
How much is Primal Surge worth?
Primal Surge is worth about $5.46 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 22, 2026.
Is Primal Surge legal in Commander?
Yes — Primal Surge is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.
Has Primal Surge been reprinted?
Yes — Primal Surge has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Primal Surge expensive?
Primal Surge holds a $5.46 price because supply is limited to a single printing.