Hourglass of the Lost
Artifact
Mana cost: {2}{W}
How we read this card
Add {W}. Put a time counter on this artifact.
activated {T} — adds 1 mana
activated {T} — puts a counter on it
Return each nonland permanent card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
activated {T}, Remove X time counters from this artifact and exile it —
activated {T}, Remove X time counters from this artifact and exile it —
activated {T}, Remove X time counters from this artifact and exile it — brings a card back
Causes: put a counter on anything, remove a counter from anything, exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put an artifact onto the battlefield, put a battle onto the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, put an enchantment onto the battlefield, put a planeswalker onto the battlefield, an artifact leaves a graveyard, a battle leaves a graveyard, a creature leaves a graveyard, an enchantment leaves a graveyard, a planeswalker leaves a graveyard.
Cares about: an artifact in a graveyard, a battle in a graveyard, a creature in a graveyard, an enchantment in a graveyard, a planeswalker in a graveyard.
Works well with
a battle enters the battlefield — 81 cards in the game can cause this (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
- Builder's Talent — When Hourglass of the Lost enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
- Brainstealer Dragon — When Hourglass of the Lost enters, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
- Cloudstone Curio — When a creature enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Cloudstone Curio triggers
put a battle into a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this.
- Behemoth of Vault 0 — Behemoth of Vault 0 puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Argentum Masticore — When Argentum Masticore is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Cataclysmic Gearhulk — Cataclysmic Gearhulk puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Summon: Bahamut — When Summon: Bahamut is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Celestial Kirin — Celestial Kirin puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- The Filigree Sylex — When The Filigree Sylex is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Bumbleflower's Sharepot — When Bumbleflower's Sharepot is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Coercive Portal — When Coercive Portal is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins — Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Oblivion Stone — When Oblivion Stone is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
119 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
put a planeswalker into a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this.
- Single Combat — Single Combat puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Fated Retribution — Fated Retribution puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Your Fate Ends Here — Your Fate Ends Here puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Slash the Ranks — Slash the Ranks puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
228 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact leaves a graveyard — 233 cards in the game can cause this (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
When Hourglass of the Lost leaves a graveyard:
- Imotekh the Stormlord — makes 2 tokens
- Dredger's Insight — gains you 1 life
put an enchantment into a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this.
- Political Triumph — When Political Triumph is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Case of the Uneaten Feast — When Case of the Uneaten Feast is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Quest for the Holy Relic — When Quest for the Holy Relic is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Ordeal of Heliod — When Ordeal of Heliod is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Roads Go Ever, Ever On — When Roads Go Ever, Ever On is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Mortal Obstinacy — When Mortal Obstinacy is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Spiritual Asylum — When Spiritual Asylum is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Summon: Good King Mog XII — When Summon: Good King Mog XII is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Charitable Levy — When Charitable Levy is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Angelic Renewal — When Angelic Renewal is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
973 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
put an artifact into a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this.
- Monkey Cage — When Monkey Cage is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Straw Golem — When Straw Golem is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — When ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Throwing Knife — When Throwing Knife is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- The Fantasticar — When The Fantasticar is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Heart-Shaped Herb — When Heart-Shaped Herb is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Trading Post — Trading Post puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Dawn-Blessed Pennant — When Dawn-Blessed Pennant is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Conjurer's Bauble — When Conjurer's Bauble is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
- Codex Shredder — When Codex Shredder is in the graveyard, Hourglass of the Lost can bring it back
1,216 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
- Sludge Strider — When Hourglass of the Lost leaves the battlefield, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life
anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
- The War Doctor — When Hourglass of the Lost is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.
- Hot Soup — Hot Soup puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Dead-Iron Sledge — Dead-Iron Sledge puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Kirtar's Wrath — Kirtar's Wrath puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Phyrexian Rebirth — Phyrexian Rebirth puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Join the Collective — Join the Collective puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Valiant Endeavor — Valiant Endeavor puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Ceaseless Conflict — Ceaseless Conflict puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- March of Souls — March of Souls puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- Martial Coup — Martial Coup puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
- No Witnesses — No Witnesses puts cards into the graveyard that Hourglass of the Lost can bring back
2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
- Historian's Boon — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Historian's Boon makes a token
an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
- Calix, Guided by Fate — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Calix, Guided by Fate puts a counter on a creature
- Campsite Cuisine — When Campsite Cuisine enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, it makes a token
- Elvish Archivist — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Elvish Archivist draws you 1 card
- Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal surveils
- Strength from the Fallen — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Strength from the Fallen gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
- Doomwake Giant — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Doomwake Giant shrinks a creature by -1/-1
- Cacophony Unleashed — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Cacophony Unleashed turns something into a creature
- Killian, Decisive Mentor — When an enchantment enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, Killian, Decisive Mentor taps a creature
- They Came from the Pipes — When They Came from the Pipes enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, it triggers
- Airbender Ascension — When Airbender Ascension enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, it triggers
64 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 (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
- All Will Be One — When Hourglass of the Lost gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage
8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Hourglass of the Lost is one).
- T'Challa, the Black Panther — When T'Challa, the Black Panther enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, it makes a token
- Caradora, Heart of Alacria — When Caradora, Heart of Alacria enters thanks to Hourglass of the Lost, it searches a library
42 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.