Unwinding Clock
Commander 2018 228 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 228
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mike Bierek
- Market price
- $19.08
What it does
Untap all artifacts you control during each other player's untap step.
"The partisans have unearthed a strange artifact. None know its origin, but it gives them hope of a life beyond."— Elspeth's journal
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Unwinding Clock was originally released in the New Phyrexia expansion in 2011, later appearing in the Commander 2018 set as a reprint under collector number 228. Within the lore of Magic: The Gathering, the card represents the mechanical, relentless nature of the Phyrexians, a faction obsessed with the perfection of metal and artifact synergy. Its design mechanic allows players to untap all artifacts they control during each opponent's turn, effectively doubling the utility of mana rocks and utility artifacts.
The artwork for the original printing was illustrated by the artist Dan Dos Santos, who leaned into the dark, industrial aesthetic of New Phyrexia. The visual design emphasizes complex, clockwork machinery, reflecting the card's function of manipulating temporal flow for artifacts. The card has been well received by the Commander community, as its ability to enable repeated activations of artifacts has made it a staple inclusion in artifact-heavy strategies that prioritize resource efficiency.
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