Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
8.1%inclusion26 decks322 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Diviner
1.5%inclusion2 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
1.4%inclusion2 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
0.9%inclusion3 decks322 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
89%inclusion638 decks713 decks
73%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
92%inclusion653 decks713 decks
69%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
84%inclusion596 decks713 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
74%inclusion530 decks713 decks
63%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
86%inclusion616 decks713 decks
60%synergy
Skullclamp
87%inclusion619 decks713 decks
60%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion564 decks713 decks
58%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
64%inclusion454 decks713 decks
57%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
65%inclusion463 decks713 decks
56%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion537 decks713 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
87%inclusion617 decks713 decks
55%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
80%inclusion569 decks713 decks
45%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion520 decks713 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
72%inclusion512 decks713 decks
54%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion456 decks713 decks
55%synergy
Diabolic Intent
60%inclusion431 decks713 decks
51%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
58%inclusion413 decks713 decks
47%synergy
Warren Soultrader
58%inclusion411 decks712 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
56%inclusion400 decks713 decks
47%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
56%inclusion396 decks713 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
65%inclusion460 decks713 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion452 decks713 decks
48%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion402 decks713 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion380 decks713 decks
42%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
47%inclusion333 decks713 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Protection
43%inclusion305 decks713 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion199 decks713 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion179 decks713 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion177 decks713 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion142 decks713 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
54%inclusion387 decks713 decks
45%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion373 decks713 decks
43%synergy
Doomed Traveler
50%inclusion359 decks713 decks
44%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
49%inclusion352 decks713 decks
41%synergy
Ophiomancer
47%inclusion337 decks713 decks
40%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
47%inclusion334 decks713 decks
40%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
45%inclusion318 decks712 decks
35%synergy
Esper Sentinel
43%inclusion307 decks713 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Reaper
42%inclusion300 decks713 decks
35%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
40%inclusion285 decks713 decks
33%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
39%inclusion216 decks547 decks
33%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
38%inclusion273 decks713 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion268 decks713 decks
25%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
37%inclusion267 decks713 decks
33%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
36%inclusion254 decks713 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion252 decks713 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
34%inclusion241 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion236 decks713 decks
22%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
31%inclusion221 decks713 decks
23%synergy
Hunted Witness
30%inclusion211 decks713 decks
26%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion192 decks713 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion191 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
26%inclusion186 decks713 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
25%inclusion180 decks712 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion106 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion167 decks713 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion165 decks713 decks
20%synergy
Indebted Spirit
20%inclusion145 decks712 decks
17%synergy
Tithe Taker
19%inclusion138 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion135 decks713 decks
7%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion128 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion127 decks712 decks
6%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion127 decks713 decks
13%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion109 decks638 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion121 decks713 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion119 decks713 decks
6%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
16%inclusion116 decks713 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
16%inclusion116 decks713 decks
-4%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
16%inclusion112 decks713 decks
13%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
15%inclusion109 decks713 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion107 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion106 decks710 decks
9%synergy
Reveillark
15%inclusion106 decks713 decks
12%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
14%inclusion101 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
14%inclusion100 decks713 decks
10%synergy
Karmic Guide
14%inclusion99 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Wriggling Grub
13%inclusion95 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Requiem Angel
13%inclusion94 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Nether Traitor
13%inclusion93 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion91 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
54%inclusion386 decks713 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion385 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion355 decks713 decks
26%synergy
Village Rites
40%inclusion286 decks713 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion272 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
31%inclusion220 decks713 decks
13%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion165 decks713 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion156 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion152 decks713 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion134 decks712 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
19%inclusion133 decks713 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion120 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion114 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion111 decks713 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion104 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion97 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion93 decks713 decks
-9%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion82 decks713 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion78 decks712 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion74 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
9.4%inclusion67 decks713 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.7%inclusion62 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Silence
7.4%inclusion53 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.2%inclusion51 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
6.9%inclusion49 decks713 decks
-6%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.2%inclusion44 decks713 decks
2%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
6.2%inclusion44 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.5%inclusion39 decks712 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.5%inclusion39 decks713 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.5%inclusion39 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.3%inclusion38 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
40%inclusion286 decks713 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion285 decks713 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion269 decks713 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion245 decks713 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion155 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion152 decks713 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion114 decks713 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
14%inclusion99 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion95 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion93 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion86 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion75 decks713 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion70 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion68 decks713 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion65 decks713 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion61 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion59 decks713 decks
-10%synergy
Farewell
8.3%inclusion59 decks713 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion58 decks713 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion55 decks713 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
6.6%inclusion47 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
6.0%inclusion43 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.9%inclusion42 decks713 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.6%inclusion40 decks713 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.3%inclusion38 decks713 decks
-2%synergy
Increasing Devotion
5.0%inclusion36 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion153 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion125 decks713 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion80 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion73 decks713 decks
-15%synergy
Oketra's Monument
8.8%inclusion63 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
8.6%inclusion61 decks713 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.4%inclusion53 decks713 decks
5%synergy
The Masamune
6.1%inclusion32 decks521 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
42%inclusion297 decks713 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion277 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion272 decks713 decks
31%synergy
Anointed Procession
36%inclusion256 decks713 decks
27%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
30%inclusion211 decks709 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion185 decks713 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion151 decks713 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion150 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
20%inclusion144 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion135 decks713 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion95 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion93 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
12%inclusion83 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion68 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.1%inclusion58 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.0%inclusion57 decks712 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.3%inclusion52 decks713 decks
2%synergy
Divine Visitation
6.6%inclusion47 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
6.3%inclusion45 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Court of Grace
6.3%inclusion45 decks713 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.0%inclusion43 decks713 decks
-2%synergy
Martyr's Cause
5.8%inclusion41 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Field of Souls
5.8%inclusion41 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.8%inclusion41 decks713 decks
-13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.6%inclusion40 decks713 decks
-10%synergy
Life Insurance
5.5%inclusion39 decks713 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion309 decks713 decks
37%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion116 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion81 decks713 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
69%inclusion492 decks713 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion346 decks713 decks
28%synergy
High Market
47%inclusion332 decks713 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion329 decks713 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion244 decks713 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion222 decks713 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion179 decks713 decks
13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
20%inclusion145 decks713 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18%inclusion127 decks713 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion124 decks713 decks
-16%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion119 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion104 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion90 decks713 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion78 decks712 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion78 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion53 decks522 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion55 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.5%inclusion34 decks453 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.0%inclusion50 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.6%inclusion40 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion40 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Fountainport
5.3%inclusion38 decks711 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion691 decks713 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion626 decks713 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62%inclusion444 decks713 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion366 decks713 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion108 decks713 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion90 decks713 decks
-12%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion85 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion71 decks713 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.0%inclusion38 decks424 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion46 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.2%inclusion44 decks713 decks
-10%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.8%inclusion41 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
5.0%inclusion36 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion697 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion695 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion682 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
84%inclusion601 decks713 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
80%inclusion569 decks713 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
78%inclusion554 decks713 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
69%inclusion490 decks713 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
63%inclusion450 decks713 decks
33%synergy
Fetid Heath
58%inclusion416 decks713 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
55%inclusion394 decks713 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
54%inclusion387 decks713 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion380 decks713 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion272 decks713 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion257 decks713 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion249 decks713 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion233 decks704 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion230 decks713 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion217 decks713 decks
-10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion209 decks713 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
25%inclusion179 decks713 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion164 decks713 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion155 decks713 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion152 decks713 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion134 decks712 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion133 decks713 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion133 decks713 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion127 decks712 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion124 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion121 decks713 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion115 decks713 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion109 decks713 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion108 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion107 decks713 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion95 decks713 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion88 decks712 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion82 decks713 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion76 decks712 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion72 decks713 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion71 decks713 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion69 decks713 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion68 decks713 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.0%inclusion64 decks713 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.9%inclusion56 decks713 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.6%inclusion54 decks713 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.7%inclusion48 decks713 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.0%inclusion43 decks712 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
5.8%inclusion41 decks713 decks
-5%synergy