Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Temporal Machinations
Dominaria · #271 · common · 2018
Sorcery
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.24
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 271 / 280
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Zack Stella
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Promo types
- planeswalkerdeck
- Printed
- 2018-04-27
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Sorcery
Also does
Strategy & play
How Temporal Machinations plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Temporal Machinations
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Zack Stella
This card was illustrated by Zack Stella.
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{U}
Type: Sorcery
Return target creature to its owner's hand. If you control an artifact, draw a card.
"The Cabal soldier blinked and found day had become night, he had a face full of thistle seeds, and the old man was nowhere to be seen."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.24 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.08 |
| MTGO tix | 0.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Temporal Machinations is real?
Temporal Machinations is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Temporal Machinations worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Temporal Machinations is $0.24; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Temporal Machinations from?
Temporal Machinations is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Dominaria" in the expansion series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Temporal Machinations?
Temporal Machinations is a common card in the Dominaria set.
