--- canonical_url: https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/surge markdown_url: https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/surge.md page_type: card title: "Surge MARVEL SNAP Card | Cost, Power, Ability & Decks" description: "Surge is a MARVEL SNAP card that costs 2 energy and has 1 power. Ability: “On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck -1 Cost and +1 Power. After you play." --- MARVEL SNAP Card # Surge MARVEL SNAP Card Surge is a 2-cost, 1-power MARVEL SNAP card from Series 5. Its text is: “On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck -1 Cost and +1 Power. After you play it, repeat this ability.” Character · 2 Cost · 1 Power · S5Last updated: 2025-08-15 ![Surge MARVEL SNAP card art with current cost and power](https://itsguestgaming.com/assets/snap-reference/card-images/surge.png) right-click or long-press to save the card image Reference Data ## Surge Card Stats Cost [2 Cost](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/cost/2) Power [1 Power](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/power/1) Ability Type [After You Play](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/ability/after-you-play) Ability On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck -1 Cost and +1 Power. After you play it, repeat this ability. Series [Series 5](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/series/series-5) Release Released May 27, 2025 ## Surge Ability On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck -1 Cost and +1 Power. After you play it, repeat this ability. ## How to Use Surge Start with the card text, cost, and power. Surge works best when its ability supports your lane plan without forcing you to overcommit before the final turns. ## Surge Meta Stats Win Rate 63.4% Popularity 5.1% Tracked Matches 2,450 Stats are included when available from the reference data cache and should be treated as directional, not a live tier list. ## Surge Variants This reference page focuses on the current playable card data: canonical URL, stats, ability text, source context, and balance history. ## Surge Balance History Date Cost Power Description 2025-08-15 2 1 On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck -1 Cost and +1 Power. After you play it, repeat this ability. Released 2025-05-06 2 2 On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck -1 Cost and +1 Power. After you play it, repeat this ability. 2025-03-04 2 2 On Reveal: Give the top card of your deck -1 Cost and +1 Power. After you play it, repeat this ability. ## Best Surge Decks Use the related articles, synergy cards, deck builder, and MARVEL SNAP guide links on this page to evaluate where Surge fits before spending tokens or cubes. ## Surge Synergy Cards Source-backed synergy from Snap.fan. Each entry lists cost/power and effect text for easier reference. - [Spider-Man Brand New Day](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/spider-man-brand-new-day) — 1/2. Moveable twice. After this moves to a location, give one of your other cards there +1 Power. (even unrevealed ones) - [Cosmo](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/cosmo) — 3/3. Ongoing: On Reveal abilities won't happen here. - [Venus](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/venus) — 3/3. When your cards in play are Empowered, give those cards an additional +1 Power. - [Mother Askani](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/mother-askani) — 4/4. On Reveal: Copy the leftmost card in your hand. Give the copy -1 Cost and +2 Power. - [Shadow King](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/shadow-king) — 3/4. On Reveal: Reset all cards here to their original Power. ## Browse Related - [All MARVEL SNAP Cards](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap-cards) - [2 Cost Cards](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/cost/2) - [1 Power Cards](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/power/1) - [Series 5 Cards](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/series/series-5) - [After You Play Cards](https://itsguestgaming.com/marvel-snap/cards/ability/after-you-play) - [MARVEL SNAP Articles](https://itsguestgaming.com/articles) - [MARVEL SNAP Videos](https://itsguestgaming.com/videos) ### ItsGuestGaming Notes Untapped Current 30-Day Stats 63.4% win rate5.1% popularity2,450 tracked games Current 30-Day Stats Snap.fan Last 30-Day Stats 55.4% win rate6.6% popularity Last 30 Days MARVEL SNAP Zone Last 7-Day Stats 50.0% win rate2.3% popularity Last 7 Days Verdict Surge currently profiles as a strong current-meta option and is best treated as a archetype card. Best fit On Reveal How to use it Use Surge in On Reveal shells where its text or stat line advances the deck's main plan instead of forcing a standalone include. Common mistake The common mistake is jamming Surge into decks that do not naturally support its role; the card gets much better when the surrounding deck already wants this effect. Token advice Consider tokens only if you already play the archetype and the card is still performing well in the current meta. Source: 3 linked ItsGuestGaming article mention(s) found. 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After you play it, repeat this ability.” How much does Surge cost in MARVEL SNAP? Surge costs 2 energy and has 1 power. What series is Surge in? Surge is listed as Series 5 in this MARVEL SNAP reference. What are the best decks with Surge? The best Surge decks depend on the current meta. This page links future ItsGuestGaming deck guides and related articles when available.