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Swarm Surge

Black

1 printing listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Swarm Surge, Battle for Zendikar printing
Battle for Zendikar BFZ · No. 100 2015-10-02

Card text

{2}{B}
Sorcery
Devoid (This card has no color.) Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Colorless creatures you control also gain first strike until end of turn.
Keywords: Devoid
The Eldrazi rampaged across Zendikar in a tide of chittering, heaving flesh.
EDHREC rank #25068 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object’s color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.

2015-08-25 · Wizards of the Coast

A colorless creature given first strike by Swarm Surge won’t lose first strike if it stops being colorless later in the turn.

2015-08-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.

2015-08-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it’s just the new color, not that color and colorless.

2015-08-25 · Wizards of the Coast

A card with devoid is just colorless. It’s not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.

2015-08-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Cards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.

2015-08-25 · Wizards of the Coast

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