---
name: "The City on the Edge of Forever"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "TRK"
set_name: "Star Trek"
collector_number: "228"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Peter Diamond"
oracle_id: "47c9ef8c-7ba7-4702-bd8c-5fedc59c8166"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-city-on-the-edge-of-forever-trk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The City on the Edge of Forever
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — All artifacts and creatures phase out. Create a 0/1 white Human creature token with "Permanents can't phase in." (Treat phased-out permanents and anything attached to them as though they don't exist.)
II — You draw two cards and each player loses 2 life.
III — Sacrifice a creature token. If you do, you gain 5 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Phasing of Zhalfir](/printing/the-phasing-of-zhalfir-dmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Fall of the First Civilization](/printing/fall-of-the-first-civilization-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Phyrexian Scriptures](/printing/phyrexian-scriptures-moc.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The Parting of the Ways](/printing/the-parting-of-the-ways-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Birth of the Imperium](/printing/birth-of-the-imperium-40k.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Star Trek (TRK) #228
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Peter Diamond

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