Magic: The Gathering · box
Telling Time
Secret Lair Drop · #2157 · uncommon · 2019
Instant
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Market reference
$3.02
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 2157 / 2563
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Scott M. Fischer
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2025-12-01
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: 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.""
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) | $3.02 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.31 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Telling Time is real?
Telling Time 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 Telling Time worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Telling Time is $3.02; 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 Telling Time from?
Telling Time is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secret Lair Drop" in the box series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Telling Time?
Telling Time is a uncommon card in the Secret Lair Drop set.
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