Telling Time

Joseph_Leito 2009-08-04

★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (5 votes)

WHY IS THIS CARD NOT REPRINTED? *cries*

mdakw576 2009-12-10

★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0) (4 votes)

Reminds me of brainstorm, except instead of being lolbroken it's a bit more balanced.

TheAlucinaut 2010-05-04

★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0) (3 votes)

Great card.

& I agree, I wish it'd been reprinted.

Nagoragama 2010-09-09

★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0) (5 votes)

Seriously. Give me Telling Time in standard again, please.

divine_exodus 2010-12-14

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

I like the flavor text. However, i think i will still be sticking with Sage Owl.

CeremonialBathory 2010-12-25

★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (2 votes)

This is one of my favorite cards for blue casual. <3

Test-Subject_217601 2011-01-19

★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0) (7 votes)

This card is sexy.
And the art isn't half bad either.

DacenOctavio 2011-03-22

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)

Cool, but Sage Owl and Augury Owl don't replace themselves.

Vampire-Elf 2011-03-31

★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (2 votes)

Why scry for 3 when you can tell some time!

Ideatog 2011-09-17

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

I prefer Impulse.

Axelle 2012-01-28

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

O hai Secret Clocktower.

(That Duel Masters card.)

DarthParallax 2012-04-30

★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (2 votes)

Time is a beautiful plaything, Temporal Mastery is achieved when Telling Time becomes Telling Time What to Do.

Goatllama 2012-05-28

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

Pretty much everything about this card is so freaking cool.

theoneandonlyjoseph 2012-07-14

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

return to ravnica reprint.
please.

azure_drake222222 2013-02-04

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

Every kid can tell time!

Zylo- 2013-08-29

★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (2 votes)

Some of the best artwork I have ever seen on a card.... Beautiful colours, lots of detail, very magical looking... Just fits so well with what the card does..

...and this card does a lot... Draws 3 deep to find what you need now, what you will need soon, and puts what you don't need in your library...

This is my favourite instant speed card dig spell for blue... Ir doesn't gain card advantage but it makes your deck very consistent...

I would love to see a reprint with some new art.. Although I love the artwork on this card, I think reprints should always receive new art for collector reasons...

jonrds 2014-03-05

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

Very similar to Preordain. Hits 3 cards instead of 2 and doesn't technically "draw" (which can be important). Not as much choice as scrying though. Is the extra {1} worth it? Probably not, but if you're playing modern you don't get the choice.

RustyKeyes 2014-03-31

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

The charmingly mystical and evocative artwork, good flavor text, and absence of keywords make this a great beginner card in a way that Preordain can't be. Lorwyn's Ponder would've been a nice choice except for the fact that it involves shuffling (and they'll feel obligated to if they don't like their options), which people new to card games tend to find difficult and tiresome.

RobotOwl 2014-05-15

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

I think it would be interesting to see a sorcery version of this card for the cost of U. It would probably be considered by most to be better than Preordain (for digging 3 deep), but not necessarily better than Ponder (for Ponder's shuffle). Unfortunately, it would still be banned in modern before it even gets released...

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