edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Temporal Distortion

Temporal Distortion

Enchantment

Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Whenever a creature or land becomes tapped, put an hourglass counter on it.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Each permanent with an hourglass counter on it doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

static — keeps permanents from untapping

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, remove all hourglass counters from permanents that player controls.

triggered —

Causes: put a counter on anything, remove a counter from anything.

Cares about: a creature becomes tapped, a land becomes tapped, an upkeep.

Works well with

tap a land — 50 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Vedalken Certarch — When Vedalken Certarch becomes tapped, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Trickster Mage — When Trickster Mage becomes tapped, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Ring of Gix — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Ring of Gix, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mind Over Matter — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Mind Over Matter, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Amber Prison — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Amber Prison, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  6. Icy Manipulator — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Icy Manipulator, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  7. Sands of Time — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Sands of Time, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  8. Jolt — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Jolt, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  9. Twitch — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Twitch, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Enervate — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Enervate, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent

40 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

tap a creature — 565 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Kapsho Kitefins — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Kapsho Kitefins, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Ultimecia, Temporal Threat — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Ultimecia, Temporal Threat, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Mjölnir, Storm Hammer — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Mjölnir, Storm Hammer, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Captain America's Shield — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Captain America's Shield, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Cryotheory Adept — When Cryotheory Adept becomes tapped, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  6. Ty Lee, Chi Blocker — When Ty Lee, Chi Blocker becomes tapped, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  7. Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  8. Niblis of Frost — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Niblis of Frost, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  9. Quiet Contemplation — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Quiet Contemplation, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Deluge Virtuoso — When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Deluge Virtuoso, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent

555 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Temporal Distortion is one).

When Temporal Distortion is cast:

  1. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  2. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  4. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  5. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  6. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  7. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  8. Kami of Transience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Argothian Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  10. Mesa Enchantress — draws you 1 card

255 other cards care about 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 (Temporal Distortion is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Temporal Distortion enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Temporal Distortion is one).

When Temporal Distortion enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

59 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 (Temporal Distortion is one).

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

7 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 (Temporal Distortion is one).

  1. Nature's Wrath — When Temporal Distortion enters, Nature's Wrath makes a player sacrifice an Island or permanent

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