Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Upgraded Sacrifice

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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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Adept Watershaper
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.3%inclusion2 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Grave Venerations
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Emptiness
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
68%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
75%inclusion56 decks75 decks
66%synergy
Skullclamp
92%inclusion69 decks75 decks
65%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
63%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
61%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
60%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
58%synergy
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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Viscera Seer
76%inclusion57 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion51 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Doomed Traveler
61%inclusion46 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Grim Haruspex
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Midnight Reaper
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Ophiomancer
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Hunted Witness
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Indebted Spirit
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Tithe Taker
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Requiem Angel
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Infestation Sage
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Nether Traitor
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Wriggling Grub
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Gravecrawler
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Agent Venom
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Karmic Guide
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Martial Coup
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Oketra's Monument
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Grave Pact
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Anointed Procession
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Immortality
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Field of Souls
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Open the Graves
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Court of Grace
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
6%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Westvale Abbey
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Fountainport
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion75 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
88%inclusion66 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Heath
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy