Sands of Time

Commander / EDH* UR (Izzet)

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Sorcery (22)

• 1x Arc Blade
• 1x Beacon of Tomorrows
• 1x Day's Undoing
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Expropriate
• 1x Fireball
• 1x Ignite the Future
• 1x Mystic Retrieval
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Reality Strobe
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Rift Bolt
• 1x Shivan Meteor
• 1x Stitch in Time
• 1x Temporal Cascade
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Time Ebb
• 1x Time Reversal
• 1x Time Stretch
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Wheel of Fate

Enchantment (6)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Thousand-Year Storm

Artifact (6)

• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Planar Portal
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Creature (20)

• 1x Aeon Chronicler
• 1x Arjun, the Shifting Flame
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bearer of the Heavens
• 1x Chronozoa
• 1x Deep-Sea Kraken
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Epochrasite
• 1x Hypersonic Dragon
• 1x Jhoira's Timebug
• 1x Jori En, Ruin Diver
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Lighthouse Chronologist
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1x Omnispell Adept
• 1x Rift Elemental
• 1x Shivan Sand-Mage
• 1x Stormchaser Chimera
• 1x Thundering Djinn
• 1x Timebender

Instant (8)

• 1x Clockspinning
• 1x Fury Charm
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nexus of Fate
• 1x Telling Time
• 1x Time Stop
• 1x Timecrafting
• 1x Unwind

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ral Zarek

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Coral Atoll
• 1x Dormant Volcano
• 1x Highland Lake
• 10x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Magosi, the Waterveil
• 10x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany

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Focus of this deck is on the Suspend and Vanishing mechanics. Basically it uses time counters and Jhoira of the Ghitu to play spells as opposed to their mana costs while taking a lot of extra turns. This deck runs kind of slow at first, but eventually runs at very high paced speeds, playing multiple creatures each turn while adding and removing time counters like crazy. Deck has been recently updated and an update to the description is coming once the new cards are finalized.

The Deck

Combos

• Academy Ruins + Mindslaver
• Krark's Thumb + Stitch in Time
• Krark's Thumb + Ral Zarek
• Magosi, the Waterveil + Time Stop
• Dack's Duplicate + Jhoira's Timebug

Extra Turns

• Lighthouse Chronologist for more turns corresponding to the number of players
• Magosi, the Waterveil for an extra turn if paired with Time Stop
• Beacon of Tomorrows for an extra turn each time the card comes up
• Stitch in Time for an extra turn if you are lucky with a coin flip
• Time Stretch for two extra turns
• Time Warp for an extra turn
• Ral Zarek for up to five extra turns depending on coin flips

Time Manipulation

• Jhoira's Timebug for easy time counter manipulation, especially on vanishing creatures
• Rift Elemental for a cheap time counter removal
• Shivan Sand-Mage for a good double cast from suspend
• Timebender for a cheap morph-triggered time counter manipulation
• Clockspinning for continuous time counter manipulation via buyback
• Fury Charm for a quick time counter manipulation
• Timecrafting for a quick drop of something suspended with multiple counters on it or to give a vanishing card a large amount of time

Card Draw

• Aeon Chronicler if you can keep him suspended with Jhoira's Timebug
• Dragon Mage if you can empty your hand each turn
• Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur if you can empty your hand each turn
• Jori En, Ruin Diver for an extra card on each second cast trigger each turn
• Mercurial Chemister for two cheap extra cards
• Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind for card draw and damage per draw
• Spellbound Dragon for draw on each attack
• Telling Time for a selection of card draw, then a set up for the next card draw
• Wheel of Fate for an empty hand card draw
• Jace, the Mind Sculptor for a similar card draw to Telling Time

Infinite Turns

Getting Set Up

There are a few cards needed to pull this off. First you need Mystical Tutor , which will serve as our constant fetch card. Then you need Isochron Scepter to cast Mystical Tutor every round. Imprint Mystical Tutor onto the Isochron Scepter to get a cheap instant/sorcery fetch each turn. Alternatively, for 4 additional mana each turn, you could use Planar Portal as your fetch, though it is best used to find the other two cards. It is recommended that you do not play the Isochron Scepter until you have access to at least ten mana each turn, as you don't want your opponent to have a turn to destroy the scepter before you reach infinite turns. Once you have the Isochron Scepter ready, use it to fetch Beacon of Tomorrows , our extra turn generator. Finally, use a previously mentioned card draw technique to move it into your hand each turn and cast it. Or if you can, move it to your library top before the end of your turn an draw it normally next turn.

While at Infinite Turns

Cards to seek out if you already haven't while at infinite turns include:

• Jori En, Ruin Diver since eventually we want to be casting at least a couple spells each turn.
• Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind because of the card draw and its damage side-effect.
• As Foretold (See Below).
• Cast Through Time (See Below).
• Ral Zarek for his tap control and damage abilities.
• Jhoira of the Ghitu because suspended time flies by on infinite turns.

As Foretold

This is a great card for eventually casting Beacon of Tomorrows for free. This extra mana, combined with some card draw (see above) can allow extra spell casting during infinite turns. One such tactic, albeit double-bladed, is using Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur to fetch new spells and using Jhoira of the Ghitu to suspend them for 2 mana each. Be careful though, as Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur at infinite turns can quickly draw you to death. For this, however, there is the one-time use Time Reversal .

Cast Through Time

This card is great for an infinite turns run, as it doesn't affect your Beacon of Tomorrows casts. It does, however, affect Stitch in Time , Time Stretch , and Time Warp , giving you some extra breathing room of turns. It also has an interesting affect with Clockspinning . when you cast Clockpspinning while Cast Through Time is on the battlefield, at first, don't pay the buyback cost. When it rebounds, you can then pay 3 mana to get it back in your hand, effectively getting two buyback casts for the price of one. It is also worth mentioning, you don't get rebound on the imprinted Mystical Tutor , as it isn't cast from your hand.

Win

When at infinite turns, there are a few ways to win the game.

1. Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind can be used to ping your opponent to death with card draw.
2. Chronozoa can be used to make an endless army with which to attack.
3. Deep-Sea Kraken can't be blocked.
4. Infiltrator il-Kor has shadow, which isn't very common any more.
5. Keranos, God of Storms causes damage every time you reveal Beacon of Tomorrows .
6. Arc Blade will be a slow, but steady win.
7. Reality Strobe can eventually remove all blockers in your way.
8. Jace, the Mind Sculptor can also clear all blockers or eliminate the opponent's library.
9. Ral Zarek has a slightly faster damage rate than Arc Blade .

All comments and suggestions welcome!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Academy Ruins + Mindslaver Krark's Thumb + Ral Zarek Krark's Thumb + Stitch in Time Magosi, the Waterveil + Time Stop Dack's Duplicate + Jhoira's Timebug
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.37
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C
Folders	4Home, Ideas, Izzet