Into the Time Vortex is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Doctor Who (WHO), a Commander product released in October 2023. It is collector number 88 in that set, with art by Kekai Kotaki. It costs {4}{R} (four generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Doctor Who (2023) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Into the Time Vortex by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
Into the Time Vortex has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
Printing
Rarity
Year
Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #165
Rare
2026
Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #363
Rare
2026
Doctor Who (WHO) #387
Rare
2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #693
Rare
2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #978
Rare
2023
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Into the Time Vortex, newest first.
If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.
If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.