Brawl Not Legal Vintage Legal Timeless Not Legal Commander Legal Pauper Not Legal Oathbreaker Legal Penny Legal Toolbox Buy This Card Notes and Rules Information for Out of Time: A creature phased out by Out of Time doesn't phase in during its controller's untap step as normal
Wizards of the Coast had a pretty small staff at the time, too, so he was a one-man design team for the set
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame and Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance help enable battalion
The advantage of Sage is cost but if that is what you are after then Nature's Claim, Degalmor or Naturalize should offer more utility
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The static ability also hurts a surprisingly large number of common cards, including the very popular Etali, Primal Conqueror