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Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard · from $0.71
Flash
Creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield have flash.
Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
53 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 10 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 11 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 12 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 13 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 15 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 16 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 17 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 18 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 19 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 20 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 21 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 22 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 23 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 24 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 25 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 26 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 27 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 28 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 29 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 30 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 31 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 32 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 33 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 34 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 35 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 36 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 37 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 38 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 39 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 40 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 41 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 42 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 43 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 44 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 45 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 46 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 47 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 48 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 49 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 50 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 51 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 52 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 53 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 54 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 55 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 56 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 57 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 58 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 59 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 60 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 61 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 62 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 63 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 64 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 65 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 66 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 67 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 68 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
| 69 | Mystic Sanctuary | Land | 0 | $1.01 |
| 70 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 71 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 72 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 73 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 74 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 75 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 76 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 77 | Force of Will | Instant | 5 | $26.56 |
| 78 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 79 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 80 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 81 | Rapid Hybridization | Instant | 1 | $0.81 |
| 82 | Ash Barrens | Land | 0 | $0.15 |
| 83 | Preordain | Sorcery | 1 | $0.64 |
| 84 | Opt | Instant | 1 | $0.16 |
| 85 | Secluded Courtyard | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 86 | Ornithopter of Paradise | Creature | 2 | $0.35 |
| 87 | Sensei's Divining Top | Artifact | 1 | $36.48 |
| 88 | Sword of the Animist | Artifact | 2 | $2.79 |
| 89 | Mithril Coat | Artifact | 3 | $27.09 |
| 90 | Mox Opal | Artifact | 0 | $229.58 |
| 91 | Unclaimed Territory | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 92 | Mox Diamond | Artifact | 0 | $1108.66 |
| 93 | Foundry Inspector | Creature | 3 | $0.28 |
| 94 | Everflowing Chalice | Artifact | 0 | $0.28 |
| 95 | Basilisk Collar | Artifact | 1 | $2.73 |
| 96 | Archmage Emeritus | Creature | 4 | $0.60 |
| 97 | Academy Manufactor | Creature | 3 | $8.00 |
| 98 | Inventors' Fair | Land | 0 | $15.74 |
| 99 | Panharmonicon | Artifact | 4 | $4.98 |
| 100 | Force of Negation | Instant | 3 | $45.50 |
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Combos with Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
8 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Knowledge Pool + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Exile all spells opponents cast from their hands · Lock
Omen Machine + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Opponents can only play lands exiled by Omen Machine · Players can't draw cards · Lock · Mass Land Denial
Glen Elendra Pranksters + Memnite + Ornithopter + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Glen Elendra Pranksters + Ornithopter + Phyrexian Walker + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Glen Elendra Pranksters + Phyrexian Walker + Shield Sphere + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Glen Elendra Pranksters + Memnite + Phyrexian Walker + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Glen Elendra Pranksters + Memnite + Shield Sphere + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Glen Elendra Pranksters + Ornithopter + Shield Sphere + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
Top finishes
One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 1st of 16 — Commander Bracket 5 on Topdeck.ggMar 19, 2026 · 2–1–0 · by Randy Peterson
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.