The Pandorica
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Artifact
Oracle Text:
You may choose not to untap The Pandorica during your untap step.
{1}{W}, {T}: Untap another target nonland permanent, then it phases out. It can't phase in for as long as The Pandorica remains tapped. When The Pandorica becomes untapped or leaves the battlefield, that permanent phases in. Activate only as a sorcery.
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Doctor Who
Price ( USD): $0.52
USD: $0.52 · EUR: €0.39
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Character Background
The Pandorica reads like a narrative-worthy piece of white toolkit: pay a little, tap to temporarily remove any nonland permanent from the battlefield, and intentionally leave it in stasis by choosing not to untap the artifact — a built-in time capsule. Deckwise it best supports control and tempo plans (and niche combo shells that need to hide a key permanent), because it trades a cheap permanent for the ability to neutralize threats, protect your own engines from sweepers, or buy turns to set up a win-con; remember you can only activate it as a sorcery, so it’s mainly a proactive, turn-based piece of interaction. A specific synergy is Voltaic Key or similar untap effects: untap The Pandorica at instant speed to force the phased card back in exactly when you want. In building decks, lean into artifact-untap effects, redundancy for recurring a legendary artifact, and include ways to protect The Pandorica itself — it’s highest value when it survives to control bespoke timing windows.
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