---
name: "Infinite Hourglass"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "378"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Adam Rex"
oracle_id: "7c59ad65-ad1f-4dc4-bcf2-ea6b2b48fad8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/infinite-hourglass-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Infinite Hourglass
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on this artifact.
All creatures get +1/+0 for each time counter on this artifact.
{3}: Remove a time counter from this artifact. Any player may activate this ability but only during any upkeep step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Jhoira's Timebug](/printing/jhoiras-timebug-tsr.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect
2. [Timecrafting](/printing/timecrafting-plc.md) — Instant
3. [Dust of Moments](/printing/dust-of-moments-fut.md) — Instant
4. [Hourglass of the Lost](/printing/hourglass-of-the-lost-m3c.md) — Artifact
5. [Time Bomb](/printing/time-bomb-ice.md) — Artifact
6. [Temporal Distortion](/printing/temporal-distortion-inv.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #378
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Adam Rex
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`