All of History, All at Once

Strategy & Gameplay

All of History, All at Once represents a fascinating intersection of two of Magic's most powerful mechanics: storm and time travel. This blue sorcery costs two generic and two blue mana, making it a moderately costed spell that rewards you for building a storm-focused turn. The storm mechanic ensures that each spell you cast before this one generates an additional copy, potentially creating exponential value as you chain spells together throughout your turn. The time travel ability is particularly intriguing, allowing you to manipulate time counters on both suspended cards you own and permanents with time counters, giving you unprecedented flexibility in managing your mana acceleration and delayed threats. This card slots naturally into blue storm decks, particularly those built around suspend mechanics and storm chains in formats like Legacy and Vintage where the strategy has proven viable. In Commander, this card opens interesting possibilities for storm-based builds and those leveraging the new Doctor Who mechanics that interact with time counters. The versatility of being able to add or remove time counters makes it valuable even when storm doesn't connect for massive copies, as you can adjust suspend timers to suit your needs or accelerate permanents into play sooner. Players should consider this card if they're building competitive or casual storm strategies, especially those looking to incorporate the suspend theme into their strategy. The combination of card advantage through copying with the flexibility of time counter manipulation makes this a compelling choice for blue mages seeking powerful, mechanic-rich options in eternal formats.