edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Delay

Delay

Instant

Mana cost: {1}{U}

How we read this card

Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend.

on-cast —

on-cast —

on-cast — puts three counters on it

on-cast — grants a keyword

Causes: counter a spell, exile a spell, a spell leaves the battlefield, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Delay is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a spell is exiled thanks to Delay, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Delay is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Delay is cast, Electro, Assaulting Battery adds 1 mana
  2. Lunar Mystic — When Delay is cast, Lunar Mystic draws you 1 card
  3. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — When Delay is cast, Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time grants rebound
  4. Repeated Reverberation — When Delay is cast, Repeated Reverberation copies an ability
  5. Riku of Two Reflections — When Delay is cast, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
  6. Sword of Wealth and Power — When Delay is cast, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
  7. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — When Delay is cast, Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot gets +1/+1
  8. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — When Delay is cast, Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy brings a card back
  9. In the Eye of Chaos — When Delay is cast, In the Eye of Chaos counters a spell
  10. Niblis of Frost — When Delay is cast, Niblis of Frost taps a creature an opponent controls

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Delay is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Delay, All Will Be One deals that much damage

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Delay is one).

  1. Windrider Wizard — When Delay is cast, Windrider Wizard draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — When Delay is cast, Relic Amulet puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — When Delay is cast, Rockslide Sorcerer deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — When Delay is cast, Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — When Delay is cast, Alania, Divergent Storm makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — When Delay is cast, Umara Mystic gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — When Delay is cast, Master of Winds triggers

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.