Timesifter
Artifact
Mana cost: {5}
How we read this card
At the beginning of each upkeep, each player exiles the top card of their library. The player who exiled the card with the greatest mana value takes an extra turn after this one. If two or more players' cards are tied for greatest, the tied players repeat this process until the tie is broken.
triggered —
- wants an upkeep
- makes exile a card
triggered — takes an extra turn
- wants an upkeep
Causes: exile a card.
Cares about: an upkeep.
Works well with
anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Timesifter is one).
- The War Doctor — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Timesifter, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Timesifter is one).
When Timesifter is cast:
- Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
- Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
- Ravenous Robots — makes a token
- Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
- Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
- Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
- Digsite Engineer — makes a token
- Myrsmith — makes a token
- Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
- 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 (Timesifter is one).
When Timesifter enters:
- Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
- The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
- Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
- Surge Conductor — proliferates
- Replication Specialist — makes a token
- Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
- Mirrorworks — makes a token
an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Timesifter is one).
When Timesifter enters:
- Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
- Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
- Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
- Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
- Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Mechan Assembler — makes a token
- Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
- Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
- Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
- 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 (Timesifter is one).
When Timesifter enters:
- HYDRA Assault Robot — deals 1 damage
- Era of Innovation — puts a counter on a permanent you control
38 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 (Timesifter is one).
When Timesifter is cast:
- Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- 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.