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Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

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.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
The List
Price
$1.02
EDHREC rank
#4333
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Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir card art
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir shuts down instant-speed interaction from opponents while giving your own creatures flash — that asymmetry is the entire value proposition. Pair it with Knowledge Pool and opponents literally cannot cast spells; run it in Azami, Lady of Scrolls and every wizard draw trigger happens on your terms, not theirs.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Azami, Lady of Scrolls

Azami, Lady of Scrolls

43.9% of decks · synergy 0.40

Azami, Lady of Scrolls is a wizard commander, so Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir is both a draw engine off Azami's tap ability and a hard lock piece — the flash grant means you can deploy threats at end of opponents' turns while their counterspells sit dead.

02
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

22.9% of decks · synergy 0.22

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir converts every spell Rashmi, Eternities Crafter casts into a pseudo-flash threat by letting you move your whole turn to the end step, maximizing the number of triggers you steal while opponents can't respond at instant speed.

03
Braids, Conjurer Adept

Braids, Conjurer Adept

23.6% of decks · synergy 0.20

Braids, Conjurer Adept lets everyone cheat permanents into play — Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir makes sure only your side can do it at instant speed, turning the symmetrical trigger into a one-sided advantage by stripping opponents of their flash and reactive plays.

04
Errant and Giada

Errant and Giada

20.5% of decks · synergy 0.19

Errant and Giada grants flash to your spells already, and Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir stacks on top by denying opponents the same privilege, effectively making the flash grant a one-way gate that protects your combat steps and end-of-turn threat deployment.

05
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

19.1% of decks · synergy 0.18

Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer wants to morph creatures at instant speed for free draw triggers, and Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir ensures opponents can't answer those morphs or morph threats of their own at the same speed, protecting the engine while it runs.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the primary home for Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir — the flash-granting static plus the opponent lock scales sharply in multiplayer, where shutting down three players' instant-speed interaction at once is a disproportionate effect for five mana. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees occasional sideboard play against combo decks that rely on instant-speed stack interaction, though it competes with cheaper and more focused hate pieces. Modern allows it but the five-mana slot is crowded and the effect, while powerful, rarely fits the format's pace. Oathbreaker is a natural home for the same reasons as Commander — small format, high impact per permanent.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

716 decks
Teferi, Mage of ZhalfirOmen Machine

Teferi, Mage of ZhalfirOmen Machine

Opponents can only play lands exiled by Omen Machine; Players can't draw cards; Lock; Mass Land Denial

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Price Context

Current price

$1.02 cheap tier

At $1.02, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir is dramatically underpriced for what it does — a hard lock enabler and flash granter on a single card at this price is a straightforward pickup. The low price reflects reprint availability rather than power level, and it's a stable budget include with no meaningful downside at this cost.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.