Decaying Time Loop
Doctor Who 685 • uncommon
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 685
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Alexander Gering
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
"We try, it doesn't work, we try again. We learn, we improve, we fail again, but better."— The Thirteenth Doctor
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Decaying Time Loop was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Doctor Who expansion, which debuted in late 2023. Designed to integrate the sprawling lore of the long-running British science fiction series into the tabletop card game, the set was developed by Wizards of the Coast under a licensing agreement with the BBC. The card reflects the show's recurring narrative themes of temporal instability and the consequences of meddling with the Doctor's timeline.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Colin Boyer, who focused on capturing the visual chaos of a folding reality. The aesthetic approach balances the mechanical requirements of the game with the surreal, often abstract imagery associated with time travel sequences in the television series. Upon its release, the card was received primarily as a utility piece for players constructing decks centered around the 'Time Travel' mechanic, valued for its ability to manipulate counters on existing permanents.
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About Decaying Time Loop
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