by mjd83
I understood that the FAQ clarification is a little misleading. If you draw a surge, technically the effect still "exists" though since it is outside of the staging phase, it is meaningless.
I believe they wrote this rule to clarify the "guarded" keyword, which is the one keyword that does not require being in the staging phase to take effect. The FAQ ensures that if you draw an objective with a guarded keyword in the initial draw or elsewhere, that you draw another encounter card to attach to it.