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Teferi, Time Raveler

Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi

Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.
+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.
−3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{W}{U}
Color identity
UW
Rarity
rare
Set
War of the Spark Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#1113
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Teferi, Time Raveler card art
Teferi, Time Raveler shuts off instant-speed interaction for every opponent the moment it lands — no counterspells, no flash blockers, no end-step card draw — while its plus ability bounces a permanent and replaces itself with a card. The combo ceiling with Displacer Kitten is real, and Sisay, Weatherlight Captain tutors it directly into play, making it one of the most efficiently deployed stax pieces in white-blue strategies.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Teferi, Time Raveler is banned in Pioneer, where the combination of cheap casting cost and blanket instant-speed denial proved too oppressive for a format without the interaction density to outpace it. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage can handle it — those formats have enough fast mana and resilient threats that three mana buys a conditional lock rather than a game-ending one. Commander gives it a pass for a different reason: four opponents means someone almost always has an answer, and the political heat it generates often draws removal before the static ability becomes truly suffocating.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

49.5% of decks · synergy 0.46

Sisay, Weatherlight Captain tutors Teferi, Time Raveler directly from the library as a legendary permanent, locking out counterspells on the turn it's needed most — typically the turn Sisay goes for the win.

02
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

54.5% of decks · synergy 0.44

Lavinia, Azorius Renegade and Teferi, Time Raveler form a layered permission prison: Lavinia punishes casting spells without paying full price while Teferi eliminates the instant-speed responses that might break up the lock.

03
Commodore Guff

Commodore Guff

38.5% of decks · synergy 0.33

Commodore Guff runs a planeswalker-dense shell, and Teferi, Time Raveler protects the entire board of walkers by preventing opponents from using removal or interaction on anyone else's turn.

04
Tivit, Seller of Secrets

Tivit, Seller of Secrets

39.3% of decks · synergy 0.31

Tivit, Seller of Secrets wants to untap safely after a combat trigger, and Teferi, Time Raveler ensures opponents can't flash in blockers or respond to the vote triggers with instant-speed disruption.

05
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

41.6% of decks · synergy 0.31

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV is already taxing every spell opponents cast, and Teferi, Time Raveler layers on the timing restriction — together they create a soft lock that demands answers at sorcery speed opponents may not have.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Teferi, Time Raveler has multiple printings across standard sets and Masters-style products, which keeps its price more accessible than its ban history might suggest. Check current listings before buying — supply shifts with reprints, and the gap between printings can swing the price several dollars in either direction.

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