Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Budget Optimized Aristocrats

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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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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
78%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Blood Artist
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Skullclamp
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Viscera Seer
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Grim Haruspex
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Reaper
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Doomed Traveler
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Ministrant of Obligation
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Massacre Wurm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Carrion Feeder
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Reveillark
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Woe Strider
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Ophiomancer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Requiem Angel
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Karmic Guide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Infestation Sage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hunted Witness
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Indebted Spirit
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Vanishing Verse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Helping Hand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Split Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nim Deathmantle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Oketra's Monument
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Blasting Station
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Martyr's Bond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Field of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Anointed Procession
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Open the Graves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Martyr's Cause
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Field
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Godless Shrine
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Starting Town
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy