Teferi's Protection + Apocalypse

2-card combo · RW

Verdict

Yes — this 2-card sequence exiles every permanent your opponents control while yours phase back in at your next upkeep untouched.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$7.97

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Popularity

514 decks

Format

Commander

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Teferi's Protection phases out your entire board before Apocalypse resolves, so the sweeper's symmetrical exile hits only opponents. The combo asks for 7 mana across two spells — 2W then 2RRR — floated and sequenced correctly in a single turn, which means any Boros or Mardu shell with a mana doubler or ritual can land this reliably. Opponents keep their hands, but they're staring at an empty board and no lands while you untap with everything.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Float at least .
Cast Teferi's Protection for , phasing out all of your permanents.
Cast Apocalypse for , discarding your hand and exiling all permanents.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, your permanents phase back in.

Result

Discard your hand; Exile all permanents opponents control; Mass Land Denial

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

This line has no practical substitutes — Apocalypse is the only spell that exiles all permanents symmetrically at sorcery speed, and the phasing protection is what makes it asymmetric. The combo doesn't kill on its own, so pair it with any hasty threat or combat finisher already in the deck; having a Dragon or Aurelia phase back in alongside the rest of the board ends the game immediately.

Teferi's Protection + Apocalypse

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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