If you pay the mana, a second "reflexive" ability triggers
Fortunately, with Amy Pond as Rorys partner, you can remove time counters from Rory Williams when Amy deals combat damage
On its early turns, it doesn't seem to achieve much - play a land, fetch a land, create a puny plant token
Iconic Cards: Counterspell, Ponder, Damnation, Jace, the Mind Sculptor Popular Decks: UW Control, Jeskai Control, Taking Turns, Esper Control 3 Midrange Midrange decks are popularly said to solve problems, not create them. In other words, these decks are sort of designed to be able to win against every archetype, although they wont bulldoze over anything (the way aggro often wrecks control, for example)
Playing a lot of games with the same deck will help you learn which of your cards are overperforming and which ones are underperforming