Rotating Fireplace
Artifact
This artifact enters tapped with a time counter on it.
: Add an amount of 
equal to the number of time counters on this artifact.
, : Time travel. Activate only as a sorcery. (For each suspended card you own and each permanent you control with a time counter on it, you may add or remove a time counter.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #8301
Rotating Fireplace suspends itself for free when it enters, then untaps and produces mana on its way back — a time counter engine that pays for itself in the decks built to abuse it. Outside of The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler and dedicated suspend shells, the payoff evaporates fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
Rotating Fireplace appears in over 88% of The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler decks because the commander's triggered abilities fire every time a time counter is removed, turning each suspend tick into free value before the Fireplace even resolves.
Jhoira of the Ghitu
Jhoira of the Ghitu suspends spells for two mana and four time counters, so Rotating Fireplace slots in as both a mana source and a counter-manipulation piece that keeps the engine churning.
Alaundo the Seer
Alaundo the Seer loads time counters onto the top card of the library each turn, and Rotating Fireplace adds another axis of counter removal that accelerates the cascade-style payoffs Alaundo decks are built around.
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Gandalf of the Secret Fire cares about casting spells from unusual zones and triggering on key moments, and Rotating Fireplace's suspend exit provides a free cast trigger that Gandalf can exploit without extra setup.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rotating Fireplace is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only matters in Commander. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a suspend-matters artifact when the power ceiling sits orders of magnitude higher. In Commander, it is a niche role-player, not a staple — it belongs in dedicated suspend or time-counter decks and nowhere else. In Oathbreaker the same logic applies: unless your planeswalker and signature spell care about suspend, this does nothing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Rotating Fireplace is bulk, and that price is appropriate for a card with one narrow home. It will not appreciate outside a spike in The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler demand, so buy it when you need it and don't sit on copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
- Jhoira of the Ghitu
- Alaundo the Seer
- Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.