---
name: "Time Elemental"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "REN"
set_name: "Renaissance"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Amy Weber"
oracle_id: "d89075a3-4413-4796-a055-eef51fddb7f3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/time-elemental-ren"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Time Elemental
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature attacks or blocks, at end of combat, sacrifice it and it deals 5 damage to you.
{2}{U}{U}, {T}: Return target permanent that isn't enchanted to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brackwater Elemental](/printing/brackwater-elemental-ddh.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Yarok's Wavecrasher](/printing/yaroks-wavecrasher-j25.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Temporal Adept](/printing/temporal-adept-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Rift Elemental](/printing/rift-elemental-tsr.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Kami of Twisted Reflection](/printing/kami-of-twisted-reflection-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Time Wipe](/printing/time-wipe-pwar.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Renaissance (REN) #43
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Amy Weber
- **Total Printings:** 27 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`