Timecrafting
Instant
Choose one —
• Remove X time counters from target permanent or suspended card.
• Put X time counters on target permanent with a time counter on it or suspended card.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Price
- $0.52
- EDHREC rank
- #13386
Timecrafting removes all suspend counters from a target — or adds four — for a single red mana at instant speed, which is either a haymaker or a hate piece depending on who owns the target. In Jhoira of the Ghitu decks it's the engine piece that turns a four-turn delay into a zero-turn threat, and that alone makes it worth a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jhoira of the Ghitu
Jhoira of the Ghitu suspends large spells for two mana and then waits — Timecrafting converts that wait into an immediate free cast, collapsing four turns of delay into one mana at instant speed.
The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler cares about cards with suspend and rewards adventures through time; Timecrafting fits the mechanical theme and can fire off a suspended threat ahead of schedule when the board demands it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Timecrafting sees play almost exclusively in Commander, where Jhoira of the Ghitu shells have made it a near-staple — 70% inclusion in that commander alone tells the whole story. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but suspend strategies don't have the competitive infrastructure to make a one-mana instant worthwhile when the format's threats resolve immediately anyway. Oathbreaker shares the same suspend-synergy upside as Commander at a smaller table scale, so it's viable there if the planeswalker supports the plan. Outside those niches, Timecrafting simply has nowhere to go.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.52 bulk tier
At $0.52, Timecrafting sits firmly in bulk territory despite being a near-auto-include in its best home. That price is stable — demand is real but narrow, concentrated almost entirely in one commander archetype, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Jhoira of the Ghitu
- The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.