Timetwister
Vintage Championship 2018A
- Set
- Vintage Championship
- Collector number
- 2018A
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ralph Horsley
What it does
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards. (Then put Timetwister into its owner's graveyard.)
2018 Asia Vintage Champion
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Timetwister was originally released in 1993 as part of the Alpha set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, designed by Richard Garfield. As one of the original Power Nine—a group of cards renowned for their extreme efficiency and game-altering power—it was conceived as a way to reset the board and hand state, allowing players to refresh their resources. The iconic artwork, depicting a chaotic, ethereal swirl of cosmic energy, was illustrated by Christopher Rush, who played a foundational role in defining the game's early visual language.
The 2018A edition refers to a special print run commemorating the Vintage Championship, a prestigious tournament format where the card remains a centerpiece. While the original card was often criticized for being too powerful due to its low mana cost, it has since become a storied piece of gaming history. Today, it is revered by collectors not only for its strategic utility in high-stakes play but as a symbol of the game's formative era, representing a moment when experimental design birthed an enduring global phenomenon.
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