---
name: "Timesifter"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "262"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dany Orizio"
oracle_id: "99f8805f-6618-4838-a4e7-a3660e3b087f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/timesifter-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Timesifter
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each upkeep, each player exiles the top card of their library. The player who exiled the card with the greatest mana value takes an extra turn after this one. If two or more players' cards are tied for greatest, the tied players repeat this process until the tie is broken.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sands of Time](/printing/sands-of-time-vis.md) — Artifact
2. [Triple Triad](/printing/triple-triad-fin.md) — Enchantment
3. [Time Warp](/printing/time-warp-tmp.md) — Sorcery
4. [Timetwister](/printing/timetwister-2ed.md) — Sorcery
5. [Time Sidewalk](/printing/time-sidewalk-cmb2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Time Spiral](/printing/time-spiral-prm.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #262
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dany Orizio
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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