Timewright Sphinx for Slow Clocks
Watcher of Hours is a heavyweight finisher that blends control and inevitability. The creature arrives with flying and ward 3 which makes it a stubborn aerial threat and a reliable answer against targeted removal. Its suspend ability offers a predictable late game arrival that can be used as part of a time walk toolbox or a tempo plan that leverages exile effects on your own terms.
Its exile synergy is the real tool here. Whenever you remove a time counter from Watcher of Hours while it is exiled you surveil 1. That interaction rewards decks that manipulate counters or tuck cards into exile for repeatable card selection. In Commander builds based on blue control or blink themes this card functions as both a six six flyer and a steady source of card filtering when combined with suspend or time counter manipulation.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {5}{U}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Sphinx
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, ward 3 Whenever you remove a time counter from Watcher of Hours while it’s exiled, surveil 1. Suspend 6 — {1}{U}.
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Power / Toughness – 6/6