---
name: "The Temporal Anchor"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "PRM"
set_name: "Magic Online Promos"
collector_number: "105666"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kekai Kotaki"
oracle_id: "168f2fbb-8cf7-43e0-8bb6-5e4cc3c1e363"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-temporal-anchor-prm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Temporal Anchor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2.
Whenever you choose to put one or more cards on the bottom of your library while scrying, exile that many cards from the bottom of your library.
During your turn, you may play cards exiled with The Temporal Anchor.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Anchor to the Aether](/printing/anchor-to-the-aether-ori.md) — Sorcery
2. [Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong](/printing/planetarium-of-wan-shi-tong-ptla.md) — Legendary Artifact
3. [Temporal Aperture](/printing/temporal-aperture-usg.md) — Artifact
4. [Eyes of the Watcher](/printing/eyes-of-the-watcher-5dn.md) — Enchantment
5. [Desynchronize](/printing/desynchronize-bro.md) — Instant
6. [Forging the Anchor](/printing/forging-the-anchor-bro.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Online Promos (PRM) #105666
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kekai Kotaki
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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