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Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time

Legendary Creature — God // Land

Flying
Whenever you cast an instant spell from your hand, it gains rebound. (Exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.)
When Ojer Pakpatiq dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control with three time counters on it.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
mythic
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Price
$3.68
EDHREC rank
#2924
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Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time card art
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time turns every instant you cast into two — the second copy is free, which is an absurd rate on any spell and a game-ending one on the right ones. The catch is a five-mana legendary body that needs protection, but commanders like Riku of Many Paths and spell-heavy shells built around cards like Invasion of Amonkhet // Lazotep Convert don't care: one resolved activation often ends the game before the fragility matters.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Riku of Many Paths

Riku of Many Paths

41.3% of decks · synergy 0.39

Riku of Many Paths is already built to copy spells, and Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time stacks directly on top of that — a single instant can resolve three or more times in the same turn, generating value that spirals out of control fast.

02
Geralf, the Fleshwright

Geralf, the Fleshwright

33.7% of decks · synergy 0.29

Geralf, the Fleshwright triggers off noncreature spells entering the graveyard, and Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time means every instant you cast exits twice — doubling the zombie production without casting a second spell.

03
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea

Eluge, the Shoreless Sea

26.7% of decks · synergy 0.22

Eluge, the Shoreless Sea rewards casting noncreature spells repeatedly, and Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time provides a free second copy of every instant, letting Eluge trigger off both without spending additional mana or cards.

04
Atreus, Impulsive SonKratos, Stoic Father

Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father

21.9% of decks · synergy 0.20

Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father cares about casting spells on other players' turns, and Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time doubles every instant fired during those windows — compounding the impulsive draw and board impact in a single cast.

05
Lord of the Nazgûl

Lord of the Nazgûl

19.6% of decks · synergy 0.19

Lord of the Nazgûl creates a Wraith token for each spell with Nazgûl in its name cast, and Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time's copy trigger means each eligible instant effectively counts twice, accelerating the token flood with no additional card investment.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time is the real draw — a five-mana enchantment that doubles every instant you cast is a build-around engine, not a value piece, and decks structured around spell chains or instant-speed combos treat it as a cornerstone. In Pioneer and Standard, the card is legal but competes in a faster, more interactive environment where a five-mana legendary that doesn't immediately win the game faces serious pressure from counterspells and removal before the doubling ever matters. Modern and Legacy offer the raw power density to exploit the effect, but those formats move too fast for a five-mana setup piece without dedicated protection, pushing it firmly to the fringe. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander appeal in a compressed game state — any shell that resolves Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time and protects it for a single turn can generate enough instant-copy value to close the game.

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Price Context

Current price

$3.68 cheap tier

At $3.68, Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time sits in the cheap tier — an easy include for any budget build that wants the effect. The card sees enough Commander demand across spell-copy and token strategies that the floor looks stable, though price is better treated as a current buy-in than a projection.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.