Teferi's Protection

Teferi's Protection first appeared in Commander 2017 (C17), 25 August 2017. The original record is C17 #8, at rare, illustrated by Chase Stone. Original finish availability: nonfoil only.

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Teferi’s Protection costs {2}{W}, is an Instant and has a white colour identity. Until your next turn your life total cannot change and you gain protection from everything; your permanents phase out. The spell then exiles itself.

Phasing out does not make a permanent leave the battlefield, so phasing in does not produce an enters trigger. You remain in the game. Protection and a fixed life total are specific rules effects rather than a guarantee against every possible way to lose.

This brief rules identity is useful when comparing editions: a new portrait, manga-inspired frame or crossover title does not improve the spell’s protection.

Commander 2017 (C17) #8 debuted on 25 August 2017 at rare, illustrated by Chase Stone, and is nonfoil-only. Judge Gift Cards 2018 J18 #5 reuses Stone’s artwork as a foil-only promo.

Secret Lair’s Extra Life 2020 #164 brings Kieran Yanner artwork in foil only. This is a different painting from the original, not simply a Judge card in a new package.

Strixhaven Mystical Archive in April 2021 adds global #11 by Minttu Hynninen and Japanese alternate-art #74 by So-Taro. Both have nonfoil, traditional foil and etched foil options.

Double Masters 2022 supplies regular #32 with Stone’s image, borderless #343 by Greg Staples, and etched #424 with Stone art. These are same-set variants with different artwork and finish relationships.

Secret Lair’s Sheldon’s Spellbook #1691 follows in 2024 with borderless Steve Argyle art and nonfoil/foil availability. The more recent crossover catalogue includes Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal #7, credited to Viacom, and Marvel Universe #51, T’Challa’s Protection, credited to Jack Kirby. Both crossover records offer nonfoil and traditional foil.

Chase Stone: C17 #8, J18 #5 and 2X2 #32/#424 share the original artwork family. The set, frame and finish can differ without a new painting.

Yanner, Staples and Argyle: SLD #164, 2X2 #343 and SLD #1691 each supply a separate illustration. The two Secret Lair entries have different finish availability, so “Secret Lair foil” is not precise enough.

Hynninen and So-Taro: STA #11 and #74 are different artistic interpretations in the same Mystical Archive release. The latter is the Japanese-language artwork record.

Viacom and Kirby: TLE #7 uses Avatar Source Material imagery. MAR #51 displays T’Challa’s Protection but keeps Teferi’s Protection’s underlying rules identity. An alternate display name does not create another independently playable copy for a singleton deck.

C17 #8 is nonfoil-only. J18 #5 and Extra Life SLD #164 are traditional-foil-only. Sheldon’s Spellbook SLD #1691 has nonfoil and traditional foil; the Extra Life edition’s finish restriction should not be transferred to it.

STA #11 and #74 each offer nonfoil, traditional foil and etched foil. In Double Masters 2022, regular #32 and borderless #343 have the ordinary two finishes, while #424 is etched foil only. It uses Stone’s original artwork, not Staples’ borderless painting.

The Avatar and Marvel Source Material rows have nonfoil and traditional foil availability. Neither a crossover frame nor a generic catalogue foil flag establishes surge, fracture or serialized treatment for these records.

For the original: C17 #8 preserves the debut art and preconstructed-product identity. For that artwork in a promo foil, compare J18 #5.

For a conventional later copy: 2X2 #32 offers nonfoil and foil. For Staples’ alternate borderless image, choose #343; for etched Stone art, identify #424.

For Secret Lair: select #164 for Yanner’s Extra Life illustration or #1691 for Argyle’s Sheldon’s Spellbook art. Only #1691 offers a nonfoil option.

For Archive or crossover art: compare the exact illustration, language and display title before the surface. A version named T’Challa’s Protection is still this spell’s card identity.

Our artwork-led starting pair is Sheldon’s Spellbook #1691 nonfoil and Commander 2017 #8 nonfoil. Argyle and Stone give you a clear illustration comparison without making reflectivity the deciding factor.

If you want an etched finish, compare STA #11/#74 with 2X2 #424 next. Choose the underlying image first; there is no single premium finish shared across all Teferi’s Protection artwork.

Swords to Plowshares — Compare white interaction across decades of illustration changes.

Deflecting Swat — Explore another protection/interaction spell’s regular and premium versions.

The One Ring — Compare another survival-related card with a very different printing history.

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Reviewed 4 November 2026 against accessible catalogue records and indexed catalogue extracts, with official product or policy references where applicable. Existing ManaScout text was audited rather than treated as evidence. Direct Scryfall API access was unavailable during this editorial review; the shared live explorer continues to use its existing integration.

• Catalogue: Commander 2017 (C17) #8
• Catalogue: Judge Gift Cards 2018 (J18) #5
• Catalogue: Secret Lair: Extra Life 2020 (SLD) #164
• Catalogue: Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #11
• Catalogue: Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #74
• Catalogue: Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #32
• Catalogue: Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #343
• Catalogue: Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #424
• Catalogue: Secret Lair: Sheldon’s Spellbook (SLD) #1691
• Catalogue: Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #7
• Catalogue: Marvel Universe (MAR) #51
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