Brainsurge Rating: 3/10 While I like the callback to Brainstorm, I think this blue instant isnt all that good
Constructed and Commander players often need four copies, so a clean Near Mint playset of a format staple sells faster than four separate singles and lifts your average order value
Prosper's Piling Treasure Prosper, Tome-Bound | Illustration by Yongjae Choi Commander (1) Planeswalkers (2) Chandra, Fire Artisan Chandra, Torch of Defiance Creatures (25) Academy Manufactor Arvinox, the Mind Flail Birgi, God of Storytelling Dauthi Voidwalker Dire Fleet Daredevil Dockside Extortionist Dream Devourer Etali, Primal Storm Goldspan Dragon Gonti, Lord of Luxury Grim Hireling Laelia, the Blade Reforged Magda, Brazen Outlaw Magmatic Channeler Marionette Master Mayhem Devil Mindleecher Murderous Rider Nadier's Nightblade Opposition Agent Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Reckless Fireweaver Valki, God of Lies Wild-Magic Sorcerer Xorn Instants (6) Chaos Warp Commune with Lava Deflecting Swat Hurl Through Hell Terminate You Find Some Prisoners Sorceries (13) Blasphemous Act Demonic Tutor Feed the Swarm Ignite the Future Jeska's Will Light Up the Stage Praetor's Grasp Profane Tutor Shatterskull Smashing Throes of Chaos Toxic Deluge Vandalblast Bituminous Blast Enchantments (7) Outpost Siege Revel in Riches Share the Spoils Stolen Strategy Theater of Horrors Valakut Exploration Vance's Blasting Cannons Artifacts (12) Arcane Signet Altar of the Brood Cursed Mirror Mana Crypt Mind Stone Rakdos Signet Ruby Medallion Sol Ring Talisman of Indulgence Treasure Map Treasure Vault Uba Mask Lands (34) Blightstep Pathway Bojuka Bog Command Beacon Command Tower Dragonskull Summit Exotic Orchard Graven Cairns Haunted Ridge Smoldering Marsh Snow-Covered Mountain x11 Snow-Covered Swamp x11 Spinerock Knoll Sulfurous Springs Tainted Peak I've been enjoying my Prosper, Tome-Bound deck since Forgotten Realms was released, and boy is it fun
He did always have a habit of disappearing at key moments, but we can get around this with a blink spell to return him to the battlefield
That's why, despite its affordable mana cost, it's often left on the sidelines
