Universal Surveillance

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Universal Surveillance: Sorcery, Edge of Eternities Commander. Improvise. Draw X cards. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{U}{U}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC)
Released
2025-08-01
Collector number
81
Artist
Aaron J. Riley
Commander rank
5,382 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Improvise

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About Universal Surveillance

Universal Surveillance is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC), a Commander product released in August 2025. It is collector number 81 in that set, with art by Aaron J. Riley. It costs {X}{U}{U}{U} (X and three blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Neon Dynasty Commander (2022) to Edge of Eternities Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)

Draw X cards.

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Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Universal Surveillance by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Universal Surveillance

Universal Surveillance has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #97935Rare2025
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #17Rare2022
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #54Rare2022

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Universal Surveillance is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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