Teferi's Ageless Insight — Magic: The Gathering card

Teferi's Ageless Insight

{2}{U}{U}
Legendary Enchantment

If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

*"Fine, you know more than me. But do you have to be such a show-off about it?"

—Chandra Nalaar, to Teferi*

Set Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
Rarity Rare
Mana Value 4
Artist Kieran Yanner
Collector # 119
Scryfall

Why Play Teferi's Ageless Insight

Blue-based card advantage engines and combo decks want this powerful draw doubler to accelerate through their library. The four-mana investment pays dividends quickly when paired with cantrips, card selection spells, or any additional draw effects beyond your natural draw step. Control decks can leverage it to pull ahead in longer games, while combo decks use it to assemble pieces faster and dig for answers when disrupted.

Format Notes

Commander represents this card's strongest format, where the multiplayer nature provides more time to deploy and benefit from the effect. The legendary status prevents stacking multiples, but the singleton nature of Commander makes this less relevant. Pioneer and Modern see occasional play in draw-go control shells and combo decks that can protect the enchantment long enough to generate significant value.

Combos & Synergies

Brainstorm becomes exceptionally powerful under Teferi's Ageless Insight, drawing four cards instead of two while still letting you hide unwanted cards on top of your library. Sphinx's Revelation and other X-spells that draw cards provide explosive turns of card advantage. Jace, the Mind Sculptor pairs naturally, as his brainstorm ability and card selection help maximize the doubled draws while protecting the enchantment with countermagic backup.

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