---
name: "Temporal Distortion"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Stephanie Law"
oracle_id: "b0a16783-31c2-4b2a-835d-774dc385f99a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/temporal-distortion-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Temporal Distortion
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature or land becomes tapped, put an hourglass counter on it.
Each permanent with an hourglass counter on it doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, remove all hourglass counters from permanents that player controls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Freyalise's Winds](/printing/freyalises-winds-me3.md) — Enchantment
2. [Sands of Time](/printing/sands-of-time-vis.md) — Artifact
3. [Mist of Stagnation](/printing/mist-of-stagnation-jud.md) — Enchantment
4. [Ethereal Grasp](/printing/ethereal-grasp-j21.md) — Instant
5. [Dust of Moments](/printing/dust-of-moments-fut.md) — Instant
6. [Dream Tides](/printing/dream-tides-vis.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #79
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Stephanie Law
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `legal`