The Pandorica

The Pandorica

Legendary Artifact

Mana cost: {2}{W}

How we read this card

You may choose not to untap The Pandorica during your untap step.
Untap another target nonland permanent, then it phases out. It can't phase in for as long as The Pandorica remains tapped.

activated {1}{W}, {T} — untaps a permanent

activated {1}{W}, {T} —

When The Pandorica becomes untapped or leaves the battlefield, that permanent phases in. Activate only as a sorcery.

triggered —

triggered —

Causes: untap an artifact, untap a battle, untap a creature, untap an enchantment, untap a planeswalker, an artifact phases out, a battle phases out, a creature phases out, an enchantment phases out, a planeswalker phases out, a permanent phases out.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this.

  1. Chrome Dome — Chrome Dome's copy of The Pandorica is sacrificed at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers

untap a permanent — 1 card in the game can cause this.

When The Pandorica untaps thanks to:

  1. Storage Matrix — it triggers
  2. Unwinding Clock — it triggers

a permanent phases out — 6 cards in the game can cause this (The Pandorica is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle phases out thanks to The Pandorica, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

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

  1. Fishing Pole — When a creature untaps thanks to The Pandorica, Fishing Pole triggers

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (The Pandorica is one).

When The Pandorica is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (The Pandorica is one).

When The Pandorica enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (The Pandorica is one).

When The Pandorica enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

55 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 (The Pandorica is one).

When The Pandorica enters:

  1. HYDRA Assault Robot — deals 1 damage
  2. Era of Innovation — puts a counter on a permanent you control

39 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 (The Pandorica is one).

When The Pandorica is cast:

  1. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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