Turn 4: I hit you for 4, now take two turns. sigh, why couldn't they give blue a better totem?
Ok, so the original Chronatog was used with stasis to lock and mill the opponent. This card needs 2 mana just to activate it so it doesn't stand a chance being used like that. Also, there is already a lock like that in time spiral block; brine elemental and vesuvan shapeshifter.
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I agree, this totem, is garbage compared to all the others. Its not like blue lacks creatures that can evade a wrath, though.
AXER
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
If you use multiples? It's still only 1 turn to be skipped right??
creepycrawler
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Saw an article where they built a deck using this with Seedborn Muse and flash creatures and so forth to take your turn on your opponent's turn. 'course you could just use Chronatog in its place.
Still, I love this card for the artwork and how it references one of Magic's strangest creatures.
Hoonster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ehh . . Versatile finisher . . ? 2.5/5
TDL
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Ah ha! I have it at last... The in-block card that you can combo with Chronatog Totem to if not powerful, at least interesting effect: Chronomantic Escape! You might not be doing anything, but at least your opponent(s) can't attack you until you run out of mana to animate the Totem/ the totem gets destroyed.
Missile_Penguin
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Each Time Spiral card was an homage to at least one previously printed card.
This card is part of a cycle of 3 casting cost mana artifacts that turn into creatures which cannot be reprinted due to the Reserved list. This card is referencing Chronatog.
Galgus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
It seems as though the only redeeming virtue of the creature ability is its low cost- if you happen to be running Diminish or one of its cousins you can pull off a decent combat trick for three mana.
(Effectively for four mana, since you can't tap this thing to do it.)
adrian.malacoda
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I wonder what is the thought process behind these totems. I mean, in-universe. Some sculptor just decides that they want to make a statue of a chronatog or something, for no discernible reason.
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sigh, why couldn't they give blue a better totem?
Ok, so the original Chronatog was used with stasis to lock and mill the opponent. This card needs 2 mana just to activate it so it doesn't stand a chance being used like that.
Also, there is already a lock like that in time spiral block; brine elemental and vesuvan shapeshifter.
Its not like blue lacks creatures that can evade a wrath, though.
Still, I love this card for the artwork and how it references one of Magic's strangest creatures.
2.5/5
The in-block card that you can combo with Chronatog Totem to if not powerful, at least interesting effect:
Chronomantic Escape! You might not be doing anything, but at least your opponent(s) can't attack you until you run out of mana to animate the Totem/ the totem gets destroyed.
This card is part of a cycle of 3 casting cost mana artifacts that turn into creatures which cannot be reprinted due to the Reserved list. This card is referencing Chronatog.
(Effectively for four mana, since you can't tap this thing to do it.)