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Timesifter

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Timesifter, Mirrodin printing
Mirrodin MRD · No. 262 2003-10-02

Card text

{5}
Artifact
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.
EDHREC rank #13277 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Remember which player would have taken the next turn if Timesifter's ability hadn't triggered the first time. After Timesifter leaves the battlefield and all extra turns have been taken, that player takes the next turn.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If two or more Timesifters are on the battlefield, keep a careful record of which players get which extra turns. With two Timesifters on the battlefield, two extra turns are created for each turn taken.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

A land card has a mana value of 0.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Each player must exile the top card of their library at the start of each upkeep step.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If multiple extra turns are created in a game, the most recently created extra turn is taken first.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Each time there's a tie for the highest cost, only the players involved in the tie continue.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If a player fails to exile a card, they can't take the extra turn.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

In Two-Headed Giant, triggers only once per upkeep, not once for each player.

2006-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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