Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Lifegain

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Brian Cain
Feb 2, 2026
Best Case Scenario Mentality and Setup Cost in Commander
Are you putting cards in your Commander decks based on their best case scenario? You might want to reconsider that. Let's discuss.
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Grave Venerations
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Diviner
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Celebrant
79%inclusion463 decks585 decks
53%synergy
Blood Artist
82%inclusion481 decks585 decks
51%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
70%inclusion408 decks585 decks
47%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion379 decks585 decks
47%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
65%inclusion383 decks585 decks
46%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
49%inclusion289 decks585 decks
41%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
56%inclusion327 decks585 decks
40%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
74%inclusion430 decks585 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
55%inclusion319 decks585 decks
36%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion354 decks585 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion363 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion294 decks585 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion282 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
38%inclusion221 decks585 decks
29%synergy
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion219 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
37%inclusion219 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
37%inclusion215 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion213 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
36%inclusion209 decks585 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion209 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion220 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion189 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion142 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
23%inclusion133 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion116 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
16%inclusion92 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
8.5%inclusion50 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.7%inclusion45 decks585 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion37 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Pawn of Ulamog
34%inclusion198 decks585 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32%inclusion189 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
32%inclusion188 decks585 decks
24%synergy
Doomed Traveler
31%inclusion184 decks585 decks
25%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion176 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
29%inclusion171 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
29%inclusion171 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
28%inclusion156 decks548 decks
17%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
28%inclusion162 decks585 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
28%inclusion139 decks505 decks
18%synergy
Grim Haruspex
27%inclusion157 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25%inclusion149 decks585 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion146 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion126 decks505 decks
15%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
24%inclusion142 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
24%inclusion140 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
24%inclusion139 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
24%inclusion139 decks585 decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
24%inclusion138 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion137 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
23%inclusion136 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion136 decks585 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Knight
23%inclusion133 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
22%inclusion128 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion125 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
21%inclusion124 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
21%inclusion31 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Hunted Witness
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
19%inclusion109 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion109 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Soul Warden
17%inclusion102 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion100 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Infestation Sage
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion96 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
16%inclusion67 decks410 decks
11%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
16%inclusion95 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion94 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Tithe Taker
16%inclusion94 decks585 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion94 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
15%inclusion86 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
15%inclusion85 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
14%inclusion83 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Indebted Spirit
14%inclusion70 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
14%inclusion79 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion78 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
13%inclusion75 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
13%inclusion74 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Requiem Angel
12%inclusion72 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
35%inclusion205 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion184 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion170 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Inkshield
28%inclusion162 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
28%inclusion162 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion125 decks585 decks
-10%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
19%inclusion110 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion100 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion97 decks585 decks
-8%synergy
Utter End
15%inclusion86 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
15%inclusion85 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion69 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion60 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion54 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.9%inclusion52 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.9%inclusion40 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Return to Dust
7.7%inclusion45 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion45 decks585 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Guile
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
31%inclusion183 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion178 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion155 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
20%inclusion115 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion100 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion97 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion55 decks332 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
16%inclusion93 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
14%inclusion79 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion76 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion71 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion70 decks585 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion62 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion60 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion56 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Revival // Revenge
9.2%inclusion54 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion53 decks585 decks
-9%synergy
Merciless Eviction
8.9%inclusion52 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
8.5%inclusion50 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Devotion
8.0%inclusion47 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
7.9%inclusion46 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion45 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion41 decks585 decks
-10%synergy
Wrath of God
6.7%inclusion39 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion36 decks585 decks
2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.2%inclusion36 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion32 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
34%inclusion198 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion100 decks585 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion89 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion70 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion63 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
8.0%inclusion47 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.5%inclusion44 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion41 decks585 decks
-7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.3%inclusion37 decks585 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
6.3%inclusion11 decks176 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
35%inclusion204 decks585 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion191 decks585 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
29%inclusion169 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion159 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
26%inclusion100 decks391 decks
21%synergy
Anointed Procession
25%inclusion148 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
24%inclusion140 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion140 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion129 decks585 decks
15%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion109 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion99 decks585 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion75 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion66 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion66 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
11%inclusion63 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion61 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
10%inclusion43 decks440 decks
-1%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion56 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Divine Visitation
9.2%inclusion54 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
9.1%inclusion53 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.7%inclusion51 decks585 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Field of Souls
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
25%inclusion146 decks585 decks
18%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion33 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15%inclusion88 decks585 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
8.4%inclusion49 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion259 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33%inclusion192 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
28%inclusion165 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion164 decks585 decks
5%synergy
High Market
27%inclusion159 decks585 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion144 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion110 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion82 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
14%inclusion80 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion78 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion75 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion64 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
11%inclusion62 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion60 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion59 decks585 decks
-10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.4%inclusion55 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.0%inclusion16 decks177 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.7%inclusion51 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.2%inclusion48 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.8%inclusion40 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.1%inclusion30 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion523 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion464 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion335 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion281 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion98 decks585 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion97 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion84 decks585 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion58 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion579 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion579 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion515 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion406 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion324 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion321 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion299 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion275 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion271 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
44%inclusion258 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion217 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
36%inclusion211 decks585 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
34%inclusion199 decks585 decks
-5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion194 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion188 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion169 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
28%inclusion162 decks585 decks
7%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion59 decks254 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion131 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion129 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion128 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
22%inclusion126 decks585 decks
13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion125 decks585 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion116 decks585 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion97 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion82 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion70 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion67 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion60 decks576 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion55 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion54 decks585 decks
-2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion53 decks585 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.5%inclusion41 decks549 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.4%inclusion43 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.2%inclusion42 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.8%inclusion40 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.5%inclusion38 decks585 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.3%inclusion37 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.3%inclusion37 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion36 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.0%inclusion35 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Voldaren Estate
5.8%inclusion34 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.6%inclusion33 decks585 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion31 decks585 decks
1%synergy