Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Budget 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doomed Traveler
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Midnight Reaper
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Blood Artist
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Skullclamp
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Viscera Seer
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Village Rites
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Grim Haruspex
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Victimize
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Hunted Witness
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Carrion Feeder
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Infestation Sage
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Tithe Taker
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Ophiomancer
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Carrier Thrall
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Indebted Spirit
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Garrison Cat
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Reveillark
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Wriggling Grub
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Requiem Angel
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Sun Titan
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Agent Venom
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
High-Society Hunter
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Crawling Chorus
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Mortify
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Despark
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Final Payment
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Return to Dust
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Brought Back
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Wrath of God
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Day of Judgment
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Martial Coup
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Oketra's Monument
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Spawning Pit
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
The Masamune
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Spear of Heliod
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Field of Souls
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Martyr's Cause
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Blight Mound
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Divine Visitation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Debtors' Knell
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Grave Pact
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Silence
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Scoured Barrens
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-23%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Neglected Manor
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-31%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy