Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
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Eclipsed Steppe
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Turbulent Moor
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Erode
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
92%inclusion258 decks281 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
94%inclusion264 decks281 decks
72%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion245 decks281 decks
69%synergy
Skullclamp
93%inclusion262 decks281 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
78%inclusion218 decks281 decks
66%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion235 decks281 decks
64%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
88%inclusion246 decks281 decks
63%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
67%inclusion187 decks281 decks
60%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion192 decks281 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion210 decks281 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
88%inclusion246 decks281 decks
57%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
80%inclusion226 decks281 decks
46%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion213 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion213 decks281 decks
57%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
66%inclusion185 decks281 decks
58%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion184 decks281 decks
48%synergy
Diabolic Intent
64%inclusion179 decks281 decks
54%synergy
Warren Soultrader
63%inclusion176 decks281 decks
53%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
61%inclusion171 decks281 decks
51%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion170 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
66%inclusion185 decks281 decks
44%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion177 decks281 decks
48%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion159 decks281 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion152 decks281 decks
43%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion126 decks281 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion117 decks281 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion98 decks281 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion88 decks281 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion82 decks281 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion52 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion167 decks281 decks
51%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
58%inclusion163 decks281 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
58%inclusion163 decks281 decks
49%synergy
Doomed Traveler
53%inclusion149 decks281 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion147 decks281 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
48%inclusion136 decks281 decks
39%synergy
Ophiomancer
47%inclusion132 decks281 decks
38%synergy
Esper Sentinel
47%inclusion131 decks281 decks
29%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
46%inclusion129 decks281 decks
39%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
44%inclusion105 decks239 decks
37%synergy
Midnight Reaper
43%inclusion120 decks281 decks
36%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
41%inclusion114 decks281 decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion107 decks281 decks
26%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
37%inclusion104 decks281 decks
33%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
36%inclusion101 decks281 decks
33%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
36%inclusion101 decks281 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion90 decks281 decks
24%synergy
Hunted Witness
32%inclusion89 decks281 decks
28%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
32%inclusion89 decks281 decks
24%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
32%inclusion89 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
28%inclusion78 decks281 decks
25%synergy
Indebted Spirit
26%inclusion74 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
26%inclusion72 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion52 decks214 decks
16%synergy
Gravecrawler
24%inclusion67 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
24%inclusion67 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
23%inclusion65 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion64 decks281 decks
20%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion60 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion62 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion59 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
21%inclusion59 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Infestation Sage
19%inclusion54 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion53 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion53 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Tithe Taker
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
18%inclusion31 decks177 decks
12%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion49 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion49 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion48 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Karmic Guide
17%inclusion48 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion47 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
15%inclusion41 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion40 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion40 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion39 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
54%inclusion152 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion143 decks281 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion110 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion102 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion82 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion74 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion70 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion65 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
23%inclusion65 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion57 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion57 decks281 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion55 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion40 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion38 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion38 decks281 decks
-9%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion30 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
8.9%inclusion25 decks281 decks
-13%synergy
Silence
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
-5%synergy
Continue?
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion119 decks281 decks
25%synergy
Damn
39%inclusion109 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion103 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion96 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion75 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion72 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion46 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion38 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion37 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion32 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion29 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion25 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion25 decks281 decks
-9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
-11%synergy
Austere Command
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
-11%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion51 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion37 decks281 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
-17%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
55%inclusion155 decks281 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion126 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Bitterblossom
40%inclusion111 decks281 decks
31%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
37%inclusion105 decks281 decks
31%synergy
Anointed Procession
32%inclusion90 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
30%inclusion83 decks280 decks
26%synergy
Dark Prophecy
24%inclusion68 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion52 decks281 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion47 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion38 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
12%inclusion34 decks281 decks
-7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion29 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion28 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Martyr's Cause
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Field of Souls
6.0%inclusion17 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Grace
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion121 decks281 decks
37%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
54%inclusion153 decks281 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion136 decks281 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion126 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion84 decks281 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion83 decks281 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion81 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion61 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion57 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion53 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion52 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
-15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
2%synergy
Fountainport
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion274 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion254 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
69%inclusion193 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion136 decks281 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion47 decks281 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion37 decks281 decks
-10%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion21 decks208 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion273 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion273 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion269 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion246 decks281 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion233 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
81%inclusion229 decks281 decks
24%synergy
Vault of Champions
72%inclusion202 decks281 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
68%inclusion190 decks281 decks
38%synergy
Fetid Heath
60%inclusion169 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
59%inclusion166 decks281 decks
32%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
58%inclusion164 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion148 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion127 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Silent Clearing
44%inclusion123 decks281 decks
29%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
40%inclusion111 decks278 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion103 decks281 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
31%inclusion86 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion80 decks281 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion78 decks281 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion74 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion73 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion72 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion72 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion64 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion62 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion60 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion59 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion56 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion55 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion51 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion49 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion44 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion29 decks281 decks
-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion28 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion28 decks281 decks
-10%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
3%synergy