Untapping up to four target permanents with a single loyalty activation converts mana-multiplying artifacts into instant game-ending combos. On Moxfield’s highest-tier cEDH and Mono-Blue control charts, Teferi, Temporal Archmage from Commander 2014 remains an iconic Planeswalker commander that turns high-mana rocks and stax artifacts into deterministic infinite mana win conditions.
As a 5-loyalty Planeswalker costing six mana (), Teferi brings card selection with his +1 ability and massive mana untaps with his -1 ability. Combined with his landmark 1-card combo enabler The Chain Veil, Teferi repeatedly untaps himself and mana rocks (like Mana Vault and Sol Ring) to generate infinite mana, activate his loyalty abilities infinitely, and draw your entire deck to cast an uncounterable finisher.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Teferi list, detailing how to execute the Chain Veil loop, maintain stax locks, and secure instant victory.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Teferi requires fast artifact mana acceleration, stax piece control, tutor packages, and the core Chain Veil loop.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Ramp aggressively using Mana Crypt, Grim Monolith, Sol Ring, and Jeweled Lotus while deploying asymmetrical stax pieces like Back to Basics or Static Orb.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Tutor for The Chain Veil using artifact tutors like Whir of Invention, Fabricate, or Reshape.
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Late Game (Turns 4+): Cast Teferi. Use his -1 ability to untap The Chain Veil and three multi-mana rocks. Activate The Chain Veil repeatedly to net positive Planeswalker activations and infinite mana, then draw into Thassa’s Oracle or resolve Blue Sun’s Zenith to mill out all opponents.
2. Moxfield Highlights: The Chain Veil Loop & Stax Locking
The highest-rated community lists on Moxfield optimize Teferi by surrounding his high-mana untap capability with heavy artifact tutors and oppressive Mono-Blue control pieces.
The Chain Veil
The core combo engine. By paying 4 mana and tapping The Chain Veil, you gain extra Planeswalker activations. Using Teferi’s -1 ability to untap The Chain Veil along with 3 mana rocks that produce 5+ total mana yields net positive mana and loyalty activations, looping until you have infinite activations and card draw.
Back to Basics / Static Orb / Winter Orb
Mono-Blue resource lockdown. Breaks symmetry completely because Teferi’s -1 untap ability allows you to operate under land or untap locks without hindrance while opponents remain paralyzed.
Whir of Invention / Transmute Artifact
Instant-speed artifact tutors. Fetches The Chain Veil or key mana rocks straight onto the battlefield, setting up win lines on the end steps of opponents‘ turns.
Force of Will / Fierce Guardianship
Zero-cost Mono-Blue countermagic. Protects Teferi when he lands on the battlefield and ensures your combo sequence resolves without interference.
3. Copy & Paste Teferi, Temporal Archmage 100-Card Decklist
Use the text box below to copy the complete highly-optimized community list. It contains exactly 1 Commander and 99 mainboard cards, calibrated for an error-free import into Moxfield.
1 Teferi, Temporal Archmage
1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
1 Academy Ruins
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Arcane Signet
1 Back to Basics
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Brainstorm
1 Buried Ruin
1 Cephalid Coliseum
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Chrome Mox
1 City of Traitors
1 Command Beacon
1 Consider
1 Copy Artifact
1 Counterspell
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Dispel
1 Energy Tap
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Fabricate
1 Fierce Guardianship
1 Flooded Strand
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Force of Will
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 High Tide
1 Intuition
1 Invention Fair
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Mental Misstep
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Mystic Remora
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Narset, Parter of Veils
1 Otawara, Soaring City
1 Pact of Negation
1 Polluted Delta
1 Ponder
1 Power Artifact
1 Preordain
1 Reshape
1 Rhystic Study
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Spell Pierce
1 Static Orb
1 Stern Scolding
1 Stroke of Genius
1 Swan Song
1 Tangle Wire
1 The Chain Veil
1 Thassa's Oracle
1 Thoughtcast
1 Transmute Artifact
1 Urza's Power Plant
1 Urza's Saga
1 Voltaic Key
1 Whir of Invention
1 Windfall
1 Winter Orb
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Summary: Untap, Loop, Dominate
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Teferi, Temporal Archmage because his ability to untap four permanents instantly turns multi-mana artifacts and The Chain Veil into deterministic win loops. Combined with oppressive stax cards and zero-cost blue countermagic, Teferi controls the pace of the game from start to finish. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, untap your board, and dominate your next Commander pod.
