Temporal Owls

Hello internet - this is my take on Temporal Control, which've taken me to Masters.

Comparatively to a lot of other Temporal Control lists I see, mine focus on winning with The Great Parliament, instead of something like sword of the sky king or the likes - essentially its a modified Owl Ramp list.


Work In Progress;

Matchups - and how to play them;


Agro: By far the hardest matchup, playing against Agro is all about stalling. You got the tools for this, in the form of Lunar Magus, Combrei Healer and Lightning Storm and to a degree Harsh Rule; its mostly about drawing them.


Mirror: This is usually in your favour; Unseal's and Cobalt Waystone means that they can't Channel the Tempest, and Unseal's likewise provide protection against Harsh Rule.

Wait until you both got enough mana and an Unseal before playing your big cards, generally speaking. Getting yourA New Tomorrow countered sucks.

Don't be afraid to Channel the Tempest their face, even if they got Aegis on, just for the card draw, and Celestial Omen for either Temporal Distortion, Channel the Tempest, A New Tomorrow or Aid - slow and easy wins the game, and if you get a 5 owl The Great Parliament off, and then the turn after counter their Harsh Rule, you are almost always going to win.


Feln Control: This matchup can go both ways. Always sit on an Unseal to protect against Azindel's Gift. Getting a Rain of Frogs off on a Champion of Cunning makes your life infinitely easier, but if that isn't the case the game isn't lost; sit on your Lightning Storm to pop those Aegis and then Harsh Rule.

Defensive The Great Parliament's are also gold here; if you get a Temporal Distortion down you can instant speed Parliament -> block anything with the two owls and kill it. For that matter, usually just playing a The Great Parliament once you hit 8 influence can stall of an attack a turn or two.

On a last note, don't be afraid to Channel the Tempest their face so you can make an opening for Rain of Frogs, if they still sit with cards in hand; usually, the disruption is worth more than the damage. If they are just topdecking, obviously do it the other way around.


Midrange; Another rough matchup, playing against Midrange is targeted threat removal to a much higher degree. Don't be afraid to Harsh Rule a single big threat, but look at the situation - sometimes it might be worth it to wait another turn.

Channel the Tempest is targeted removal in this deck, much more than any other matchup - never use it face unless you already got a Temporal Distortion down, there are no cards on board and you have nothing else in hand (or likewise scenarios).


Armory: The bad news is, you're probably fu..ed. The good news is, you actually got answers for their decks. The bad news is, they only take you so far.

Usually, you want to Rain of Frogs Icaria, the Liberator or, if they don't have her in hand, Harsh Rule, followed by their finishing weapons. Icaria, the Liberator is just too much of a problem otherwise (again, with the exception of instant speed Owls - and even then Harsh Rule is a problem), and the opponents Relic Weapons aren't that big of a thread if they can't clear the board with Harsh Rule; then they have to go through all your owls.

Conversely, if they sit with a big weapon in hand and get a rule off, there is nothing you can really do; even if you get a Fast Spell speed The Great Parliament off, they can't block Relic Attacks to the face like Ambush units.