Telling Time
Secret Lair Drop 2157 • uncommon
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2157
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $1.96
What it does
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand, one on top of your library, and one on the bottom of your library.
Mastery is achieved when "telling time" becomes "telling time what to do."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Telling Time was released in 2022 as part of the Secret Lair x MSCHF drop, a collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and the art collective MSCHF. The drop was characterized by its irreverent and meta-commentary approach to the trading card game, utilizing the card's existing mechanical focus on library manipulation to comment on the nature of time and value within the secondary market.
The artwork for this specific iteration was provided by MSCHF, who chose to redesign the card frame and imagery to mimic the aesthetics of a 'damaged' or 'useless' object, intentionally subverting traditional collectible prestige. The reception was polarizing among the Magic: The Gathering community, with some players appreciating the bold conceptual art, while others debated the necessity of the artistic departure from the game's established visual identity.
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