Decaying Time Loop
~$0.42 low · ~$11.23 high
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Doctor Who #80 · Illustrated by Alexander Gering
Doctor Who #80 · Illustrated by Alexander GeringWhat is Decaying Time Loop worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
"We try, it doesn't work, we try again. We learn, we improve, we fail again, but better." —The Thirteenth Doctor
Format legality
All 2 printings of Decaying Time Loop
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doctor Who who #80· 2023uncommon· Cardmarket €0.39 · €1.14 foil | uncommon | $0.42 | $6.37 | €0.39€1.14 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #685· 2023Surge Foiluncommon· Cardmarket €6.30 foil | uncommon | No non-foil printing | $11.23 | €6.30 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #7,089 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Retrace
- Artist
- Alexander Gering
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Doctor Who card (#80).
0080 · WHO · U · EN
- 0080Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- WHOSet code for Doctor Who
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
October 13, 2023
A retrace card cast from your graveyard follows the normal timing rules for its card type.
October 13, 2023
When a retrace spell you cast from your graveyard resolves, fails to resolve, or is countered, it's put back into your graveyard. You may use the retrace ability to cast it again.
October 13, 2023
Casting a card by using its retrace ability works just like casting any other spell, with two exceptions: You're casting it from your graveyard rather than your hand, and you must discard a land card in addition to any other costs.
October 13, 2023
If the active player casts a spell that has retrace, that player may cast that card again after it resolves, before another player can remove the card from the graveyard. The active player has priority after the spell resolves, so they can immediately cast a new spell. Since casting a card with retrace from the graveyard moves that card onto the stack, no one else would have the chance to affect it while it's still in the graveyard.
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