Clockwork Sphinx on Watch

Watcher of Hours is a late game flier that doubles as a suspend engine and a source of incremental card selection. The card rewards patients who cast from suspend and players who manipulate time counters. Flying and ward 3 make it a resilient aerial threat while the suspend ability gives you a predictable window to schedule its arrival. Expect opponents to answer it or to try to disrupt your timing.

The triggered ability reads well in archetypes that exile creatures or use blink effects. Whenever you remove a time counter from Watcher of Hours while it is exiled surveil 1 gains you small but steady information advantage. As a six six it closes games if left unchecked yet its real strength is in cadence and setup rather than raw tempo. Fits cleanly into blue control shells that prize long game value and tight sequencing.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {5}{U}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Sphinx
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, ward 3. Whenever you remove a time counter from Watcher of Hours while it is exiled, surveil 1. Suspend 6 — {1}{U}.
• Power / Toughness – 6/6