Teferi's Wavecaster
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Flash
When this creature enters, you may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Teferi, Timeless Voyager, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #27673
Teferi's Wavecaster turns every Wizard you control into a mana sink that can tap to copy an instant or sorcery — a repeatable, board-wide effect that snowballs fast in spellslinger shells. The four-mana body is acceptable; the ability is the point.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Teferi's Wavecaster — Wizard tribal and spellslinger decks both want the copy effect, and the multiplayer table gives you enough time to untap with it and get value. In older singleton-adjacent formats like Legacy, Vintage, and Pioneer it's outclassed by raw power options and rarely sees play. Oathbreaker can use it, but the smaller game size limits how often the copy trigger generates enough advantage to justify a four-drop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Teferi's Wavecaster is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you're building around it. Bulk rares with niche tribal and spellslinger applications tend to stay at this floor unless a high-profile deck pushes demand, so don't expect movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.