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Crush of Tentacles

Card Name

Crush of Tentacles

Mana Cost

4

Type

Sorcery

Rarity

Mythic Rare

rules Text

Surge
3
 (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. If Crush of Tentacles's surge cost was paid, put an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token onto the battlefield.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(1/22/2016)
All other nonland permanents will already be in their owners' hands by the time the Octopus token is created. Any triggered abilities or abilities that would have otherwise affected that Octopus won't be around to matter.
(1/22/2016)
For some cards, surge represents only an alternative cost, a discount that applies if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn. Other cards, like Reckless Bushwhacker, have additional abilities or effects if you paid the surge cost to cast the spell.
(1/22/2016)
The other spell that you or a teammate cast can be one that's resolved, one that was countered, or (for instants with surge) one that's still on the stack.
(1/22/2016)
If an instant or sorcery spell cast for its surge cost is copied, the copy is also considered to have had its surge cost paid.
(1/22/2016)
Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.