---
name: "The Phasing of Zhalfir"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Read Ahead"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "L.A. Draws"
oracle_id: "6b92a5f4-a241-48c8-9aec-c8e9d5b01fa5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-phasing-of-zhalfir-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Phasing of Zhalfir
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Read Ahead

## Oracle Text
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Another target nonland permanent phases out. It can't phase in for as long as you control this Saga.
III — Destroy all creatures. For each creature destroyed this way, its controller creates a 2/2 black Phyrexian creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The City on the Edge of Forever](/printing/the-city-on-the-edge-of-forever-trk.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Phyrexian Scriptures](/printing/phyrexian-scriptures-moc.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Fall of the First Civilization](/printing/fall-of-the-first-civilization-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The World Spell](/printing/the-world-spell-pdmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Fall of the Impostor](/printing/fall-of-the-impostor-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #59
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** L.A. Draws
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`