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◇ Catalog #2157

Telling Time

sld·#2157·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Scott M. Fischer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '25

8 mo ago

Value

$3.01+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.12 · low $2.84

NM$3.01

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.78–$3.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.26low $0.74range 340.5%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,470 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$3.01

Gameplay

Instant

Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand, one on top of your library, and one on the bottom of your library.

Mastery is achieved when "telling time" becomes "telling time what to do."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2005-10-01wotc

If there are fewer than three cards in your library, follow the instructions in the order given for any cards that are there.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.01. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.74 and $3.26 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #2157 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,470 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Rarix catalogs 616 other cards credited to this artist.