An Invested adversary lists both numbers for each surge — "Abrasion +7 (3 ranks)" — because the two do different jobs. The modifier resolves the test; the ranks set the power and size of the surge itself. A stat block’s features and actions are simplified versions with the ranks already folded in, so running them as printed needs no reference to the ranks at all. They matter when a GM reaches past the simplified version for the full surge rules.

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An Invested adversary lists both numbers for each surge — "Abrasion +7 (3 ranks)" — because the two do different jobs. The modifier resolves the test; the ranks set the power and size of the surge itself. A stat block’s features and actions are simplified versions with the ranks already folded in, so running them as printed needs no reference to the ranks at all. They matter when a GM reaches past the simplified version for the full surge rules.