Clockwork Endgame
The Millennium Calendar is a compact engine piece that converts routine untaps into a long game plan. The card reads as a Legendary Artifact with a low casting cost of {1} which makes it easy to drop early and start accruing time counters whenever you untap one or more permanents during your untap step. Its Extended Art frame gives the device a tactile presence on the battlefield while the printed ability rewards incremental tempo with exponential payoff.
Gameplay wise this card asks you to plan for the slow burn. You add time counters from ordinary untap steps then spend {2} and tap to double those counters. Once the Calendar reaches 1,000 time counters you sacrifice it and each opponent loses 1,000 life. That sequence makes it strong in decks that can reliably untap multiple permanents per turn or protect the artifact long enough to escalate. The piece sits well in artifact synergies and in builds that prefer inevitability over immediate board swings.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}
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Card Type – Legendary Artifact
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever you untap one or more permanents during your untap step, put that many time counters on The Millennium Calendar. 2, T: Double the number of time counters on The Millennium Calendar. When there are 1,000 or more time counters on The Millennium Calendar, sacrifice it and each opponent loses 1,000 life.
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