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Teferi, Temporal Archmage

Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi · from $1.05

+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library. −1: Untap up to four target permanents. −10: You get an emblem with "You may activate loyalty abilities of planeswalkers you control on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant." Teferi, Temporal Archmage can be your commander.

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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

Curve of these staples

Most played with Teferi, Temporal Archmage

The 25 most-played cards in 20 settled top-16 lists running Teferi, Temporal Archmage at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 20 of 20	6
2	Basalt Monolith	100% · 20 of 20	6
3	Copy Artifact	100% · 20 of 20	6
4	Cyclonic Rift	100% · 20 of 20	6
5	Displacer Kitten	100% · 20 of 20	6
6	Fabricate	100% · 20 of 20	6
7	Force of Will	100% · 20 of 20	6
8	Grim Monolith	100% · 20 of 20	6
9	Inventors' Fair	100% · 20 of 20	6
10	Mana Drain	100% · 20 of 20	6
11	Mana Vault	100% · 20 of 20	6
12	Mystic Remora	100% · 20 of 20	6
13	Pact of Negation	100% · 20 of 20	6
14	Rhystic Study	100% · 20 of 20	6
15	Sol Ring	100% · 20 of 20	6
16	Tezzeret the Seeker	100% · 20 of 20	6
17	The Chain Veil	100% · 20 of 20	6
18	Thran Dynamo	100% · 20 of 20	6
19	Transmute Artifact	100% · 20 of 20	6
20	Voltaic Key	100% · 20 of 20	6
21	Arcane Signet	95% · 19 of 20	5
22	Flooded Strand	95% · 19 of 20	6
23	Flusterstorm	95% · 19 of 20	6
24	Force of Negation	95% · 19 of 20	6
25	Gemstone Caverns	95% · 19 of 20	5

Combos with Teferi, Temporal Archmage

5 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Teferi, Temporal Archmage + The Chain Veil
Infinite card draw · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite planeswalker activations
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Lithoform Engine + Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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Clockspinning + Displacer Kitten + Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Infinite card draw · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Displacer Kitten + Mystic Speculation + Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Infinite card draw · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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Displacer Kitten + Teferi, Temporal Archmage + Whim of Volrath
Infinite card draw · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 20 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

14th of 21 — cEDH Sweden qualifyer 3 on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by José Luis Guerra Dionisio
10th of 37 — Mercadia - cEDH European Championship Invitational on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 1–2–3 · by Guilherme Guedes
3rd of 31 — England Calling: Cracow Vol. 2 on Topdeck.ggJun 27, 2026 · 2–2–2 · by Oskar Szczepanski
13th of 22 — John Webber Memorial Cedh Event on Topdeck.ggJun 27, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Chase Simmons
10th of 19 — Paragon Gaming 2 Year Anniversary CEDH 3k on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Michael Bieringer
10th of 37 — Ventura Games - cEDH European Championship Invitational on Topdeck.ggJun 6, 2026 · 1–2–3 · by Guilherme Guedes
6th of 23 — Japanese ELO CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Michael Bieringer
5th of 16 — MAGOMATTO - cEDH - ROAD TO CONCLAVE CREMISI on Topdeck.ggMay 23, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by samuel bekky

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Precons led by Teferi, Temporal Archmage

Official preconstructed decks with Teferi, Temporal Archmage at the helm.

Peer Through Time
PreconCommander· Released Nov 2014

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. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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