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Sands of Time

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Artifact

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"But once, with a magician's help, Time was stopped and Day stood still." —"Love Song of Night and Day"

Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 50
Illustrator
Paul Lee
Found in
Visions Booster Pack
Printings1CombosIn 4
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Each player skips their untap step. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player simultaneously untaps each tapped artifact, creature, and land they control and taps each untapped artifact, creature, and land they control.
Market · per finishspark updated 22h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$3.49
$2.93 low$2.18 gap
Cheapest playable copy$3.49· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    You can tap lands for mana before Sands of Time toggles your permanents. The mana you gain is available during your upkeep step, but it will disappear before your draw step if you don't spend it. You cannot save it to be spent on the card you will draw this turn.

  • WotCAug 1, 2008

    Skipping the untap step means that phased out cards won't phase in, and permanents with phasing won't phase out.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    This card still affects players when it is tapped.