Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
86%inclusion50 decks58 decks
75%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
72%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
67%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Blood Artist
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Cabal Coffers
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
57%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
48%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Esper Sentinel
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Viscera Seer
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Anointed Procession
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Skullclamp
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Demonic Tutor
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
65%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
76%inclusion44 decks58 decks
64%synergy
Teferi's Protection
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Luminous Broodmoth
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Warren Soultrader
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Corpse Knight
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Doomed Traveler
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Carrion Feeder
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Serra Ascendant
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Ocelot Pride
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Hunted Witness
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Voice of Victory
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wriggling Grub
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Tithe Taker
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Clever Concealment
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Guile
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Grand Crescendo
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Secure the Wastes
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Increasing Devotion
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Lingering Souls
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Wrath of God
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Buried Alive
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Grave Pact
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Sanguine Bond
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Court of Grace
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Divine Visitation
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Smile at Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Necromancy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
21%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-26%synergy
Mana Crypt
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Marsh Flats
91%inclusion53 decks58 decks
62%synergy
Vault of Champions
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Scrubland
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Silent Clearing
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Windswept Heath
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Arid Mesa
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Field
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-28%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Temple of Silence
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-16%synergy