Telling Time
Commander 2018 105 • common
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 105
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.23
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 originally introduced in the Ravnica: City of Guilds set in 2005, designed as a blue instant that allows players to manipulate the top of their library. It serves as a tool for card selection, enabling a player to draw one card while putting another into their hand and placing a third on top of their library, effectively filtering through deck resources. Its reprint in Commander 2018, specifically collector number 105, integrated the card into a preconstructed deck format, making it accessible for multiplayer casual play.
The artwork for this particular iteration captures the ephemeral nature of the card's function, often featuring mystical or temporal motifs consistent with blue magic in the Magic: The Gathering universe. By the time of the 2018 reprint, the card had established itself as a reliable utility staple in various formats, valued for its low mana cost and instant-speed flexibility. It is regarded by players as a functional piece of deck-building glue rather than a centerpiece, valued primarily for its efficiency in smoothing out game sequences.
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