---
name: "The Moment"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "180"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Patrik Hell"
oracle_id: "8a5259cc-224d-4748-b764-63ad0e4e02f1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-moment-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Moment
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on The Moment.
{2}, {T}: Untap target creature you control. It phases out until The Moment leaves the battlefield.
{3}, {T}: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value less than or equal to the number of time counters on The Moment. Then sacrifice The Moment. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dust of Moments](/printing/dust-of-moments-fut.md) — Instant
2. [Time Bomb](/printing/time-bomb-ice.md) — Artifact
3. [The Pandorica](/printing/the-pandorica-who.md) — Legendary Artifact
4. [Timecrafting](/printing/timecrafting-plc.md) — Instant
5. [Jhoira's Timebug](/printing/jhoiras-timebug-tsr.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect
6. [Scourglass](/printing/scourglass-msc.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #180
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Patrik Hell
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`