Power: 2 | Speed: 3 | Rarity: Common | World Region: The Surge Peaks
Origins: Surge Roc is the aerial workhorse of Lightning's Common tier – 2/3, balanced and reliable, nesting in the Surge Peaks where electrical activity is high enough to keep it perpetually charged. It doesn't have a specialised technique or unusual tactic. It has consistent output from altitude, a charge it maintains passively, and a commitment to showing up at the same high standard every round.
Finishing Move: Surge Drop: Drops from the Surge Peaks in a straight, fully committed dive – no feinting, no adjustment. 2 Power delivered from maximum altitude with the peak's accumulated electrical energy behind it.
Synergy & Rivalry: The reliable aerial foundation for Lightning Commons. Fire's Scorch Roc is its direct cross-affinity roc peer – two balanced aerial Commons from high-energy affinities who share altitude as a tactical parameter and have an ongoing disagreement about whether heat or electricity is the more reliable airborne force multiplier.
