Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Flash (You may play this spell any time you could play an instant.)

Creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield have flash.

Each opponent can cast spells only at any time they could cast a sorcery.

Combos

• Knowledge Pool + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (42)

DawnsRayofLight on Miller? I hardly know 'er

2 weeks ago

Out

Teferi's Tutelage

2 land (for Abstergo Entertainment and Hydroelectric Specimen  ^Flip)

Search for Azcanta  ^Flip

Confounding Conundrum: decent hate piece but very matchup dependent and easy to play around

Narset, Parter of VeilsGC: while a good hate piece, it may not work well in this deck since you sort of want your opponents drawing to speed up your game plan but maybe also you don't want them drawing into interaction, I can see arguments for and against.

Curse of the Swine: It is also sort of an iffy card, like on paper it looks decent but I stopped running it after seeing it rarely made a difference in every deck I played it. I guess it can get rid of a couple of troublesome creatures so like Narset I am iffy on if dropping it is a good idea or not

Chrome MoxGC: This deck sort of feels a bit slower and I do not think this gives it any extra speed it needs, Mana VaultGC would be better

In

Abstergo Entertainment (graveyard hate and can get back something useful)

Lantern/Top deck manipulation pieces: maybe a suggested package

Lantern of Insight

Codex Shredder

Sensei's Divining Top

Ghoulcaller's Bell

Counterbalance

Grave hate

Soul-Guide Lantern / Tormod's Crypt / Ghost Vacuum / Grafdigger's Cage

Hate pieces

Wandering Archaic  ^Flip (protection)

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir (protection in your turn) Interaction

Hydroelectric Specimen  ^Flip (protection)

Force of Negation

other

Displacer Kitten: Blink Jace for repeated mill and The Ring for protection

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries: works with your game plan and lets you flip the script and traumatize yourself then +1 him and win.

DemonDragonJ on Patriotic Pride

3 months ago

I have replaced Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir with Elsha, Threefold Master, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.63 to 3.60, because I feel that Elsha is a better match for the theme of this deck than is Teferi.

DemonDragonJ on Should I Put the New …

3 months ago

Actually, I believe that Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir should be replaced, since his casting cost is very strict, and he does not directly contribute to the theme of this deck.

RiotRunner789 on Good uses for bad cards

6 months ago

Knowledge Pool combos with Lavinia, Azorius Renegade or Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir.

Lavinia will just counter anything your opponents try to cast out of the pool, while Teferi simply won't let them cast anything since pool works at instant speed.

Many Lavinia decks are centered around Knowledge Pool and Omen Machine since their both difficult locks to get out of.

Seuchenschutz on Defiler Wombo Combo

8 months ago

Then how about Leyline of Anticipation, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir or Crashing Drawbridge?

Slurpz on Crouching Kadena, Hidden Phage

10 months ago

maxmcnugget

I started running Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir as a means to protect my combo turns in addition to the flash but yeah his cost is pretty steep. Leyline of Anticipation is nice when in your opening hand and that's about it so I think it might be time for a replacement. I like Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter but what do you think about Skittering Cicada instead? The body isn't as good without flying and the permanent counters but the upside is it dodges a stray Vandalblast or other artifact removal. One downside to these though is they don't let me flash in Yedora, Grave Gardener before I combo off.

DemonDragonJ on Diabolical Machinations

11 months ago

I have replaced Hypersonic Dragon and Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir with Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace and Tergrid, God of Fright  ^Flip, which reduced this deck's average converted mana cost from 4.37 to 4.35, because the newer creatures better fit the theme of this deck.

DemonDragonJ on Waste Not

11 months ago

I have replaced Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir with Nemesis of Reason, since the newer creature better fits the theme of this desk; I had contemplated either Ruthless Deathfang, but that creature would have raised the mana curve of this deck, or Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker, but he needs to actually deal damage to a player in order for his ability to trigger, whereas the nemesis needs to only attack in order for its ability to trigger.