Teferi's Time Twist
Instant
Exile target permanent you control. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. If it enters as a creature, it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #2641
Teferi's Time Twist saves a permanent from destruction, exile, or sacrifice for two mana at instant speed — then returns it to the battlefield with an extra +1/+1 counter or loyalty counter, turning a removal spell into a net positive. It's the kind of cheap interaction that makes Kaervek's Spite a blank and fuels enter-the-battlefield engines all in the same card, which is exactly why Vannifar, Evolved Enigma decks treat it as a staple.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Vannifar, Evolved Enigma
Vannifar, Evolved Enigma wants to flicker and protect her own creatures constantly, and Teferi's Time Twist delivers both at instant speed — bouncing a creature to dodge removal and returning it with a counter that feeds Vannifar's own transformation triggers.
Cynette, Jelly Drover
Cynette, Jelly Drover generates Food tokens and rewards you for artifacts and tokens entering the battlefield, so Teferi's Time Twist doubling as protection and an ETB re-trigger makes it a natural fit in any Cynette, Jelly Drover list.
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea cares about instants and sorceries in the graveyard and rewards spell-heavy play, and Teferi's Time Twist slots in as cheap interaction that protects a key permanent while stocking the yard for Eluge, the Shoreless Sea's payoffs.
Orvar, the All-Form
Orvar, the All-Form triggers whenever you cast an instant or sorcery that targets a permanent you control, so Teferi's Time Twist targeting one of your own creatures generates a copy of it — free value bolted onto what is already a protection spell.
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Gyruda, Doom of Depths gets sacrificed as part of its companion loop, and Teferi's Time Twist can blink Gyruda, Doom of Depths in response to exile or other disruption to reset the chain without losing the piece entirely.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Teferi's Time Twist earns its slot as a two-mana instant that protects commanders and ETB creatures while adding a counter — a meaningful rate in a format where single-target removal is the primary threat. In Pauper it sees occasional play in blink shells and tempo decks that can exploit the re-entry trigger at common, though it competes with more redundant options. Modern and Pioneer have faster clocks and generally want dedicated counterspells or more impactful protection effects, so Teferi's Time Twist is a fringe inclusion at best in those formats. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a two-mana reactive spell without blue counter backup, so it rarely finds a home there outside of niche brews.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Teferi's Time Twist is firmly bulk — easy to pick up in any common bin or as a throw-in. It's a low-demand single with no obvious spike catalyst, so the price is stable and unlikely to move unless a new commander dramatically raises its profile.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.