<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Teferi, Temporal Archmage" href="#" target="_blank">Teferi, Temporal Archmage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.tylerjacobsonart.com/">Tyler Jacobson</a></em></p>
<h2>Through the Looking Glass</h2>
<p>Greetings, and welcome to <em>Precon Remastered</em>! Here, we're taking precons from the past, and upgrading them with cards from today. Funny thing about that, because our precon this week features a commander who messes with time!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Teferi, Temporal Archmage"></div></div>
<p>Before anyone questions why Teferi hasn't aged and is a planeswalker, this is him before he got desparked the first time during <a href="https://edhrec.com/sets/tsp"><em>Time Spiral</em></a> block. Anyway, that first ability's quite nifty, but he's at his strongest with the second one. Untapping four permanents (including lands!) has the potential for some really broken things. Infinite combos exist with stuff like this.</p>
<h3>A Glimpse Through Time</h3>
<p>As always (for new readers, welcome!), here are our rules for remastering precons:</p>
<ol>
<li>The value of the deck cannot exceed $120. This will apply to the reprints only, which gets to my first personal quirk.</li>
<li>Every card unique to the original precon stays in the deck. All those new cards that get released with precons remain in the list.</li>
<li>The land package should closely reflect what we get in precons these days (and, in my humble opinion, they're actually pretty good).</li>
<li>At least until 2020, we're not tied to a particular set, so we're free to choose whatever we want. You can be assured I have ideas for 2020 and beyond, though.</li>
<li>Universes Beyond cards are not added. No exceptions, unless they have an in-universe variant.</li>
</ol>
<p>With that out of the way, let's take a good look at what the precon looked like originally.</p>
<h3>The Original List</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Peer Through Time - Commander 2014" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Teferi, Temporal Archmage
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Artisan of Kozilek
*1 Azure Mage
*1 Breaching Leviathan
*1 Brine Elemental
*1 Deep-Sea Kraken
*1 Dulcet Sirens
*1 Fathom Seer
*1 Fog Bank
*1 Frost Titan
*1 Hoverguard Sweepers
*1 Ixidron
*1 Lorthos, the Tidemaker
*1 Mulldrifter
*1 Phyrexian Ingester
*1 Reef Worm
*1 Riptide Survivor
*1 Sea Gate Oracle
*1 Shaper Parasite
*1 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
*1 Sphinx of Magosi
*1 Sphinx of Uthuun
*1 Steel Hellkite
*1 Stitcher Geralf
*1 Stormsurge Kraken
*1 Willbender
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Cackling Counterpart
*1 Cyclonic Rift
*1 Dismiss
*1 Domineering Will
*1 Exclude
*1 Intellectual Offering
*1 Into the Roil
*1 Pongify
*1 Stroke of Genius
*1 Turn to Frog
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Aether Gale
*1 Call to Mind
*1 Compulsive Research
*1 Concentrate
*1 Distorting Wake
*1 Rite of Replication
*1 Rush of Knowledge
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Assault Suit
*1 Commander&#039;s Sphere
*1 Crown of Doom
*1 Dreamstone Hedron
*1 Everflowing Chalice
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Nevinyrral&#039;s Disk
*1 Sapphire Medallion
*1 Sky Diamond
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Thran Dynamo
*1 Tormod&#039;s Crypt
*1 Unstable Obelisk
*1 Ur-Golem&#039;s Eye
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Fool&#039;s Demise
*1 Infinite Reflection
*1 Well of Ideas
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Coral Atoll
*1 Ghost Quarter
*31 Island
*1 Lonely Sandbar
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Remote Isle
*1 Tectonic Edge
*1 Zoetic Cavern
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h3>A Point in Time</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dulcet Sirens"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cyclonic Rift"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sphinx of Magosi"></div></div>
<p>I'll be upfront with you: the deck's a mess. It reads like a ramp deck with a bunch of unnecessary subthemes. However, there is a control element here that will help keep <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Teferi, Temporal Archmage" href="#" target="_blank">Teferi, Temporal Archmage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> around. Though, we do have a few cards with morph for some reason. Maybe because one of the new cards is a morph creature in the form of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dulcet Sirens" href="#" target="_blank">Dulcet Sirens</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>?</p>
<p>Interestingly, we also have a <a href="https://edhrec.com/top/game-changers">Game Changer</a> in the list. This would also mark the first time that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cyclonic Rift" href="#" target="_blank">Cyclonic Rift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> was reprinted (though, it would go on to be reprinted a few more times as of writing).</p>
<p>Other than that, we have a bunch of big beaters to act as our win condition (wincon), like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sphinx of Magosi" href="#" target="_blank">Sphinx of Magosi</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Three mana to activate the ability is a lot, but Teferi can untap the mana we need to pay it. Perhaps multiple times, if we have the right mana rocks!</p>
<h3>Perspectives in Time</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Domineering Will"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Well of Ideas"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Stormsurge Kraken"></div></div>
<p>Speaking of control, the new cards mostly align with this plan. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Domineering Will" href="#" target="_blank">Domineering Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a fun example, messing with combat math or getting rid of meddlesome creatures. In addition, both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Well of Ideas" href="#" target="_blank">Well of Ideas</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stormsurge Kraken" href="#" target="_blank">Stormsurge Kraken</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are favorites of mine, both drawing cards to keep our hand full.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, heavy is the head that holds the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crown of Doom" href="#" target="_blank">Crown of Doom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which needs to be donated as fast as possible. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unstable Obelisk" href="#" target="_blank">Unstable Obelisk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will help deal with blue's biggest weaknesses. In a similar vein as Crown of Doom, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reef Worm" href="#" target="_blank">Reef Worm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> teaches us that there's always a bigger fish. Now, I wonder if there's a way to make multiple copies? Both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Infinite Reflection" href="#" target="_blank">Infinite Reflection</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rite of Replication" href="#" target="_blank">Rite of Replication</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> help with this.</p>
<p>But, as much as our new cards love to teach us life lessons this week, our alternate commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stitcher Geralf" href="#" target="_blank">Stitcher Geralf</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, teaches us that he is not the perfect fit for this precon, as he needs to be heavily built around (and reprint option, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lorthos, the Tidemaker" href="#" target="_blank">Lorthos, the Tidemaker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is better off in the 99).</p>
<h3>Are We Altering Time?</h3>
<p>A few weeks back, we gave <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/nature-of-the-beast"><em>Nature of the Beast</em></a> a massive facelift. On top of that, I mentioned that this deck was a pile. Does this qualify as a total redo?</p>
<p>Not exactly.</p>
<p>When I altered the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Marath, Will of the Wild" href="#" target="_blank">Marath, Will of the Wild</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> precon, I scrapped the themes, and it became a +1/+1 counters theme. Here? I don't see any reason to go that far. Yes, we will have an entirely new theme in here, but it likely won't deviate from what the precon's already trying to do too much. So, what exactly did I decide to do?</p>
<h3><em>Peer Through Time </em>Remastered</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Peer Through Time Remastered" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Teferi, Temporal Archmage
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Breaching Leviathan
*1 Deepglow Skate
*1 Dulcet Sirens
*1 Fog Bank
*1 Ixidron
*1 Mulldrifter
*1 Reef Worm
*1 Sparkshaper Visionary
*1 Stitcher Geralf
*1 Stormsurge Kraken
*1 Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
*1 Thrummingbird
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Aetherize
*1 Dismiss
*1 Domineering Will
*1 Evacuation
*1 Experimental Augury
*1 Illusionist&#039;s Gambit
*1 Intellectual Offering
*1 Into the Roil
*1 Mirror Match
*1 Pongify
*1 Reality Shift
*1 Turn to Frog
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Assault Suit
*1 Commander&#039;s Sphere
*1 Crown of Doom
*1 Everflowing Chalice
*1 Hedron Archive
*1 Ichormoon Gauntlet
*1 Midnight Clock
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Nevinyrral&#039;s Disk
*1 Sapphire Medallion
*1 Sky Diamond
*1 Sol Ring
*1 The Chain Veil
*1 Tormod&#039;s Crypt
*1 Unstable Obelisk
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
*1 Call to Mind
*1 Compulsive Research
*1 Rite of Replication
*1 Rush of Knowledge
*1 Tezzeret&#039;s Gambit
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Ever-Watching Threshold
*1 Imprisoned in the Moon
*1 Oath of Jace
*1 Teferi&#039;s Talent
*1 Well of Ideas
[/Enchantments]
[planeswalkers]
*1 Jace Beleren
*1 Jace, Architect of Thought
*1 Jace, Mirror Mage
*1 Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
*1 Karn Liberated
*1 Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
*1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
*1 Tezzeret, Artifice Master
*1 Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
*1 Ugin, the Ineffable
*1 Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
*1 Will Kenrith
[/planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Coral Atoll
*1 Ghost Quarter
*32 Island
*1 Lonely Sandbar
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Tectonic Edge
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h3>Friends Across Time</h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Vronos, Masked Inquisitor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Chain Veil"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Teferi&#039;s Talent"></div></div>
<p>...Ok, I know. Just hear me out a minute. People don't like <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/planeswalkers">Superfriends</a>, and will go out of their way to murder us. That said, we did get such a precon a few years ago under <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commodore Guff" href="#" target="_blank">Commodore Guff</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. We only have 12 planeswalkers in the deck, so I wouldn't go as far as to call this a <em>true</em> Superfriends deck.</p>
<p>In truth, it's a subtheme if anything. Yes, we do have that random morph creature in the 99, but that's easily the first card to cut when upgrading this list. However, we retain a lot of the control elements found in the original list, and those will come in handy in protecting our planeswalkers.</p>
<h3>Beyond Time</h3>
<p>All things considered, there aren't many planeswalkers in each given color. In fact, most Superfriends lists utilize at least two colors. So, upgrading the remastered list has a lot to do with personal taste. Don't like having many planeswalkers? Sure, scrap them for something you like. Regardless what we do, the control theme is likely to stick around.</p>
<h3>Back to the Present Time</h3>
<p>As I made the remastered list, I wondered if 12 planeswalkers was enough to constitute a Superfriends deck. What's the optimal number of them to make the theme viable? Sound off in the comments on what that number is (and if there aren't enough planeswalkers in the Remastered list). Anyway, tune in next time when we return to our other series, <em>Commander Makeover</em>.</p>


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Precon Remastered-Peer Through Time