The Moment

The Moment

Legendary Artifact

Mana cost: {2}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on The Moment.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Untap target creature you control. It phases out until The Moment leaves the battlefield.

activated {2}, {T} — untaps a permanent

activated {2}, {T} —

Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value less than or equal to the number of time counters on The Moment. Then sacrifice The Moment. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {3}, {T} —

activated {3}, {T} —

Causes: put a counter on anything, untap a creature, a creature phases out, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to The Moment, it exiles an enchantment
  2. Tombstone Stairwell — When Tombstone Stairwell leaves the battlefield thanks to The Moment, it kills an enchantment
  3. Necromancy — When Necromancy leaves the battlefield thanks to The Moment, it triggers
  4. Sporogenesis — When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield thanks to The Moment, it triggers
  5. Diabolic Servitude — When Diabolic Servitude leaves the battlefield thanks to The Moment, it exiles a creature or enchantment

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to The Moment, it exiles a Nightmare

a battle in a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

When The Moment is in the graveyard:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — gets bigger
  2. Builder's Talent — can bring it back
  3. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring it back
  4. Serpent of the Pass — gets bigger
  5. Emeria Shepherd — can bring it back
  6. Moment of Reckoning — can bring it back
  7. Serra Paragon — can bring it back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — can bring it back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — can bring it back
  10. Loamcrafter Faun — can bring it back

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

a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 129 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

  1. Martyr's Bond — When The Moment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — When The Moment is in the graveyard, Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring it back
  3. Winter, Tormented Loner — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard, and Winter, Tormented Loner gets bigger
  4. Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst can bring back
  5. The Eldest Reborn — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that The Eldest Reborn can bring back
  6. Blood on the Snow — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Blood on the Snow can bring back
  7. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Yawgmoth's Vile Offering can bring back
  8. Dark Intimations — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Dark Intimations can bring back
  9. Overlord of the Balemurk — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Overlord of the Balemurk can bring back
  10. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can bring back

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

a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 232 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

  1. Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to The Moment, Carth the Lion searches a library
  2. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When a creature dies thanks to The Moment, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted deals 1 damage
  3. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature dies thanks to The Moment, Kaya's Ghostform brings a card back
  4. Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord — When a creature dies thanks to The Moment, Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord gains you 1 life
  5. Cruel Celebrant — When a creature dies thanks to The Moment, Cruel Celebrant makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Rising Populace — When a creature dies thanks to The Moment, Rising Populace puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ajani's Last Stand — When a creature dies thanks to The Moment, Ajani's Last Stand sacrifices itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature untaps — 519 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

  1. Coffin Queen — When Coffin Queen untaps thanks to The Moment, it exiles a creature
  2. Fishing Pole — When a creature untaps thanks to The Moment, Fishing Pole triggers

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

When you sacrifice The Moment:

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Moonstone Eulogist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Magnetic Snuffler — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Gleaming Geardrake — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Esoteric Duplicator — makes a token
  6. Biotech Specialist — deals 2 damage
  7. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  8. Crime Novelist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

  1. Lotus-Eye Mystics — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Lotus-Eye Mystics can bring back
  2. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  3. Odunos River Trawler — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Odunos River Trawler can bring back
  4. Ghen, Arcanum Weaver — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Ghen, Arcanum Weaver can bring back
  5. Ghostly Dancers — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Ghostly Dancers can bring back
  6. Treasury Thrull — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Treasury Thrull can bring back
  7. Excava, the Risen Past — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Excava, the Risen Past can bring back
  8. Cavalier of Dawn — When The Moment is in the graveyard, Cavalier of Dawn can bring it back
  9. Neva, Stalked by Nightmares — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Neva, Stalked by Nightmares can bring back
  10. Rescue Skiff — The Moment puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue Skiff can bring back

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (The Moment is one).

When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to The Moment:

  1. Knight of Doves — makes a token
  2. Warehouse Tabby — makes a token
  3. Starfield Mystic — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Femeref Enchantress — draws you 1 card
  5. Savior of the Sleeping — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Ashiok's Reaper — draws you 1 card

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