Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Grave Venerations
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
6.8%inclusion16 decks235 decks
4%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
4.0%inclusion4 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
2.6%inclusion6 decks235 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
2.0%inclusion2 decks101 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
84%inclusion369 decks440 decks
68%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
89%inclusion393 decks440 decks
67%synergy
Skullclamp
91%inclusion399 decks440 decks
64%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
80%inclusion352 decks440 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
87%inclusion382 decks440 decks
61%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
78%inclusion342 decks440 decks
60%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
68%inclusion300 decks440 decks
59%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
78%inclusion342 decks440 decks
58%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
65%inclusion285 decks440 decks
58%synergy
Viscera Seer
77%inclusion337 decks440 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
85%inclusion376 decks440 decks
54%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
83%inclusion367 decks440 decks
49%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion301 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
63%inclusion279 decks440 decks
55%synergy
Doomed Traveler
57%inclusion250 decks440 decks
51%synergy
Grim Haruspex
56%inclusion246 decks440 decks
46%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
55%inclusion241 decks440 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion240 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
54%inclusion237 decks440 decks
46%synergy
Warren Soultrader
54%inclusion236 decks440 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion166 decks440 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
37%inclusion162 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion82 decks440 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion62 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion35 decks440 decks
-3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.5%inclusion33 decks440 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
6.8%inclusion30 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.9%inclusion26 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.5%inclusion24 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.0%inclusion22 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
52%inclusion229 decks440 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion229 decks440 decks
43%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
51%inclusion224 decks440 decks
43%synergy
Ophiomancer
50%inclusion222 decks440 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Reaper
50%inclusion222 decks440 decks
44%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
49%inclusion215 decks440 decks
45%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
44%inclusion194 decks440 decks
27%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion191 decks440 decks
31%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
43%inclusion188 decks440 decks
39%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
40%inclusion175 decks440 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion174 decks440 decks
31%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
40%inclusion174 decks440 decks
29%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
39%inclusion172 decks440 decks
31%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
39%inclusion172 decks440 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
37%inclusion162 decks440 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion158 decks440 decks
20%synergy
Hunted Witness
35%inclusion152 decks440 decks
31%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
34%inclusion118 decks350 decks
27%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion102 decks307 decks
24%synergy
Indebted Spirit
33%inclusion144 decks440 decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31%inclusion137 decks440 decks
16%synergy
Tithe Taker
30%inclusion131 decks440 decks
27%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
28%inclusion124 decks440 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion121 decks440 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
27%inclusion119 decks440 decks
23%synergy
Infestation Sage
26%inclusion112 decks436 decks
23%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion111 decks440 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
24%inclusion106 decks440 decks
12%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
23%inclusion100 decks440 decks
13%synergy
Reveillark
20%inclusion88 decks440 decks
17%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
20%inclusion87 decks440 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion81 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
18%inclusion81 decks440 decks
16%synergy
Wriggling Grub
18%inclusion80 decks436 decks
17%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
18%inclusion80 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion78 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion76 decks440 decks
11%synergy
Requiem Angel
17%inclusion75 decks440 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
16%inclusion71 decks438 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
16%inclusion70 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
15%inclusion67 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Carrier Thrall
15%inclusion65 decks440 decks
13%synergy
Agent Venom
15%inclusion37 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion61 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Nether Traitor
14%inclusion60 decks440 decks
12%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
13%inclusion59 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
13%inclusion40 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion58 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Garrison Cat
13%inclusion58 decks440 decks
12%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
13%inclusion56 decks440 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
51%inclusion226 decks440 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion210 decks440 decks
25%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion146 decks440 decks
16%synergy
Despark
32%inclusion140 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion120 decks440 decks
17%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
27%inclusion117 decks440 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion113 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
24%inclusion107 decks440 decks
21%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion103 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion100 decks440 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion90 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion83 decks440 decks
-5%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion52 decks440 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion49 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion49 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion48 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion40 decks440 decks
-5%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
8.2%inclusion36 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.5%inclusion33 decks440 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.3%inclusion32 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.0%inclusion31 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.1%inclusion27 decks440 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.2%inclusion23 decks440 decks
-8%synergy
Body Count
5.0%inclusion22 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
47%inclusion208 decks440 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion185 decks440 decks
32%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion169 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion112 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
22%inclusion98 decks440 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion98 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion97 decks440 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion75 decks440 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion70 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14%inclusion62 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion46 decks440 decks
-8%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion46 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion45 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion43 decks440 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
8.9%inclusion39 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion31 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.8%inclusion30 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Martial Coup
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
-7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
-12%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.1%inclusion27 decks440 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion27 decks440 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion27 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion25 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.5%inclusion24 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Raise the Past
5.3%inclusion23 decks436 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.2%inclusion23 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.0%inclusion22 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.0%inclusion22 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
53%inclusion232 decks440 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion69 decks440 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion63 decks440 decks
10%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion54 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion45 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.4%inclusion37 decks440 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.2%inclusion36 decks440 decks
-17%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7.0%inclusion31 decks440 decks
4%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.7%inclusion25 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.5%inclusion24 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
48%inclusion211 decks440 decks
37%synergy
Grave Pact
44%inclusion194 decks440 decks
35%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
35%inclusion152 decks437 decks
30%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
35%inclusion153 decks440 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion143 decks440 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
29%inclusion128 decks440 decks
22%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion109 decks440 decks
22%synergy
Anointed Procession
23%inclusion102 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion101 decks440 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion92 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion58 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion54 decks440 decks
9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion46 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Field of Souls
10%inclusion44 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion44 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion42 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.9%inclusion39 decks440 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.6%inclusion38 decks440 decks
-12%synergy
Divine Visitation
8.4%inclusion37 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
8.2%inclusion36 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Blight Mound
7.7%inclusion34 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.5%inclusion33 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.5%inclusion33 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Martyr's Cause
7.0%inclusion31 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.7%inclusion21 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.6%inclusion29 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Land Tax
6.6%inclusion29 decks440 decks
-4%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
-12%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
5.5%inclusion24 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
48%inclusion209 decks440 decks
41%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
12%inclusion47 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion51 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
10%inclusion43 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion245 decks440 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion237 decks440 decks
10%synergy
High Market
52%inclusion227 decks440 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion127 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
28%inclusion121 decks440 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion116 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion112 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion93 decks440 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21%inclusion91 decks440 decks
-13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion79 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
18%inclusion79 decks440 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
16%inclusion70 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion66 decks440 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
13%inclusion58 decks440 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion48 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion42 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.1%inclusion27 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion26 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.7%inclusion25 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.3%inclusion10 decks190 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.0%inclusion22 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion408 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion368 decks440 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion263 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion249 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion73 decks440 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion64 decks440 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion51 decks440 decks
-3%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion43 decks440 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion26 decks440 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion437 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion436 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion411 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
84%inclusion368 decks440 decks
18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
75%inclusion330 decks440 decks
18%synergy
Godless Shrine
73%inclusion323 decks440 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion266 decks440 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
55%inclusion244 decks440 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
53%inclusion232 decks440 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion219 decks440 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion203 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
46%inclusion202 decks440 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion195 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion188 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
42%inclusion186 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
32%inclusion139 decks440 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
31%inclusion133 decks434 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
30%inclusion134 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion113 decks440 decks
14%synergy
Silent Clearing
24%inclusion104 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion92 decks440 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion90 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion78 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion75 decks440 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion75 decks440 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion68 decks440 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion61 decks440 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion59 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion59 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion58 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion53 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion49 decks440 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion48 decks440 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion46 decks440 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.3%inclusion41 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.9%inclusion39 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion38 decks440 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.0%inclusion31 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.8%inclusion30 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.8%inclusion30 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.8%inclusion30 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.6%inclusion29 decks440 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion24 decks440 decks
2%synergy