Reanimating low-cost creatures whenever you cast a historic spell turns cheap artifacts and sacrifice outlets into one of the most resilient, hyper-efficient combo engines in Commander. On Moxfield’s high-power and cEDH Mono-White charts, Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle from Dominaria stands as an iconic powerhouse that effortlessly converts 0-mana artifacts and 3-CMC utility creatures into infinite sacrifice loops, infinite mana, and instant game victories.
As a 2/2 Flying Bird Cleric legend costing four mana (), Teshar triggers whenever you cast a historic spell (artifacts, legendary spells, and Sagas), returning a target creature with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard straight to the battlefield. By pairing Teshar with sac-outlets like Ashnod’s Altar or Krark-Clan Ironworks and recurring artifact creatures like Scrap Trawler or Salvager of Ruin, you can endlessly cycle artifact casts to mill out your opponents or generate infinite mana.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Teshar list, detailing how to execute historic loops, maximize artifact recursion, and secure victory.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Teshar requires fast Mono-White artifact mana, cheap creature sac outlets, historic density, and modular recursion loops.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Deploy fast 0-mana and 1-mana artifacts like Mox Opal, Sol Ring, and Esper Sentinel while setting up sacrifice outlets like Altar of Dementia or Spawning Pit.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Cast Teshar. Put key recursion pieces like Scrap Trawler, Myr Retriever, or Cathar Commando into your graveyard using self-mill or sacrifice triggers.
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Late Game (Turns 4+): Cast any historic spell to trigger Teshar, pulling back a creature that returns an artifact to hand upon death/sac. Loop these casts infinitely to gain infinite mana with Krark-Clan Ironworks or mill every opponent out with Altar of Dementia.
2. Moxfield Highlights: Historic Loops & Artifact Engines
The highest-rated community lists on Moxfield optimize Teshar by packing dense 0–1 CMC artifact spells and creature-based sac/tutor engines that re-trigger Teshar continually.
Scrap Trawler / Myr Retriever / Salvager of Ruin
The core creature recursion squad. Sacrificing these creatures returns historic artifacts from your graveyard to your hand. Recasting those artifacts triggers Teshar, bringing the creatures back to the field and locking in an infinite loop.
Krark-Clan Ironworks / Ashnod’s Altar / Altar of Dementia
Sacrifice engine hubs. Converts sacrificed creatures and artifacts into explosive colorless mana, card draw, or win-condition self-mill/opponent-mill.
Ranger-Captain of Eos / Esper Sentinel
High-utility 3-CMC creatures. Recyclable with Teshar to fetch key 1-mana creatures, draw cards off opponent spell casts, or sac Ranger-Captain to silence opponent interaction on your combo turn.
Silence / Grand Abolisher
Mono-White spell protection. Shuts down opponent countermagic and instant removal, guaranteeing an uninterrupted combo execution.
3. Copy & Paste Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle 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 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
1 Altar of Dementia
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Arcane Signet
1 Archon of Emeria
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Blind Obedience
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1 Buried Ruin
1 Cathar Commando
1 Chrome Mox
1 City of Traitors
1 Command Beacon
1 Drannith Magistrate
1 Enlightenment Tutorial
1 Esper Sentinel
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Extraction Specialist
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Giver of Runes
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Graphic Dig
1 Helm of Awakening
1 Imperial Seal
1 Inventor's Fair
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Junk Diver
1 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mesmeric Orb
1 Mind Stone
1 Monastery Mentor
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Myr Retriever
1 Oswald Fiddlebender
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Portable Hole
1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
1 Recruiter of the Guard
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Rest in Peace
1 Salvager of Ruin
1 Scrap Trawler
1 Sevinne's Reclamation
1 Silence
1 Sol Ring
1 Soul-Guide Lantern
1 Spawning Pit
1 Spellskite
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Tangle Wire
1 Thought Vessel
1 Timeless Dragon
1 Touch the Spirit Realm
1 Universal Automaton
1 Urza's Bauble
1 Urza's Saga
1 Walking Ballista
1 Welcoming Vampire
1 White Plume Adventurer
1 Mishr's Bauble
1 Lotus Field
1 Emeria's Call
1 Serra Ascendant
1 Smothering Tithe
1 Flawless Maneuver
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Loran of the Third Path
1 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Containment Priest
1 Strict Proctor
1 Deafening Silence
1 Thorn of Amethyst
20 Plains
Summary: Recast, Reanimate, Win
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle because his cast-trigger ability bypasses usual reanimation costs and creates infinite loops out of standard artifact play. By combining fast mana rocks, sacrifice outlets, and low-CMC recursion creatures, Teshar turns any graveyard into an instant win. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, reanimate your board, and dominate your next Commander pod.
