Temporal Extortion is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
When you cast this spell, any player may pay half their life, rounded up. If a player does, counter Temporal Extortion. Take an extra turn after this one.
How it works : Temporal Extortion
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
As the triggered ability resolves, the active player gets the option to perform the action. If that player declines, the next player in turn order gets the option. As soon as any player performs the action, the spell is countered, but the remaining players still get the option. If all players decline, the spell remains on the stack.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
When this spell is cast, its “when you cast” ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Guile + Temporal Extortion + Professor Onyx
Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
- 1Cast Temporal Extortion by paying
. - 2Temporal Extortion and Professor Onyx trigger.
- 3Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile.
- 4Repeat from step 2 until your life total is four or less.
- 5Temporal Extortion and Professor Onyx trigger.
- 6Resolve the Professor Onyx trigger, causing you to gain two life and each opponent to lose 2 life.
- 7Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile.
- 8Repeat from step 5.
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#2
Guile + Temporal Extortion + Aetherflux Reservoir
Infinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifeloss
- 1Cast Temporal Extortion by paying .
- 2Temporal Extortion and Aetherflux Reservoir trigger.
- 3Resolve the Aetherflux Reservoir trigger, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
- 4Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile.
- 5Repeat.
- 6Once you have infinite life, you may activate Aetherflux Reservoir infinite times to deal infinite damage to any target(s).
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#3
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire + Kuro, Pitlord + Temporal Extortion + Repay in Kind
On each of your turns, you take an extra turn unless an opponent chooses to lose the gameLock
- 1Activate Kuro by paying 1 life, targeting any creature not used for this combo.
- 2Holding priority, repeat the previous step until you have 1 life remaining.
- 3Resolve all Kuro abilities.
- 4Cast Repay in Kind by paying
, causing all life totals to become 1. - 5Cast Temporal Extortion by paying .
- 6If an opponent pays 1 life to counter it, that opponent's life total becomes 0, they lose the game, and you skip the next step.
- 7Otherwise, resolve Temporal Extortion, gaining an extra turn.
- 8Activate Canal Dredger by tapping it, putting Temporal Extortion from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.
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#4
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire + Temporal Extortion + Mirari + Canal Dredger
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Cast Temporal Extortion by paying .
- 2Temporal Extortion and Mirari trigger.
- 3Resolve the Mirari trigger, paying
and copying Temporal Extortion. - 4Resolve the Temporal Extortion copy, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, allowing any player to pay half their life to counter the spell.
- 6If no one does, resolve Temporal Extortion, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 7Activate Canal Dredger by tapping it, putting Temporal Extortion on the bottom of your library.
- 8Declare Varragoth as an attacker.
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#5
Guile + Temporal Extortion + Near-Death Experience
Win the game
- 1Cast Temporal Extortion for .
- 2Temporal Extortion triggers, allowing any player to pay half of their life to counter the spell.
- 3Pay half of your life to counter Temporal Extortion, exiling it and allowing you to cast it without paying its mana cost.
- 4Repeat steps 2-3 until you have one life remaining and the Temporal Extortion trigger is on the stack.
- 5Choose not to pay half of your life to counter Temporal Extortion, allowing it to resolve.
- 6If any of your opponent choose to pay half of their life to counter the spell, Guile will exile it and allow you to cast it again.
- 7Repeat steps 5-6 until none of your opponent choose to counter Temporal Extortion.
- 8Move to the upkeep step of your extra turn.
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#6
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire + Unspeakable Symbol + Temporal Extortion + Repay in Kind
On each of your turns, you take an extra turn unless an opponent chooses to lose the gameLock
- 1Activate Unspeakable Symbol as many times as possible by paying all but 1 life, putting +1/+1 counters on creatures you control Cast Repay in Kind by paying , causing all life totals to become 1.
- 2Cast Temporal Extortion by paying .
- 3If an opponent pays 1 life to counter it, that opponent's life total becomes 0, they lose the game, and you skip the next step.
- 4Otherwise, resolve Temporal Extortion, gaining an extra turn.
- 5Activate Canal Dredger by tapping it, putting Temporal Extortion from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.
- 6Declare Varragoth as an attacker.
- 7Activate Varragoth's Boast ability by paying
, searching your library for Temporal Extortion and putting on top of your library. - 8Go to your next turn.
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#7
Guile + Temporal Extortion + Witherbloom Apprentice
Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
- 1Cast Temporal Extortion by paying .
- 2Temporal Extortion and Witherbloom Apprentice trigger.
- 3Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile.
- 4Repeat from step 2 until your life total is equal to one.
- 5Temporal Extortion and Witherbloom Apprentice trigger.
- 6Resolve the Witherbloom Apprentice trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- 7Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile.
- 8Repeat from step 5.
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Legal formats
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