Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Budget 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Venerations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doomed Traveler
76%inclusion449 decks589 decks
70%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
73%inclusion428 decks589 decks
68%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
65%inclusion382 decks589 decks
61%synergy
Midnight Reaper
66%inclusion390 decks589 decks
59%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
63%inclusion371 decks589 decks
59%synergy
Hunted Witness
61%inclusion362 decks589 decks
58%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
79%inclusion466 decks589 decks
57%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
60%inclusion351 decks589 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
81%inclusion480 decks589 decks
56%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
72%inclusion423 decks589 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
79%inclusion467 decks589 decks
44%synergy
Viscera Seer
71%inclusion417 decks589 decks
50%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion408 decks589 decks
47%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion404 decks589 decks
37%synergy
Grim Haruspex
62%inclusion368 decks589 decks
53%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
61%inclusion358 decks589 decks
52%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
60%inclusion355 decks589 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
57%inclusion334 decks589 decks
39%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
55%inclusion325 decks589 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
54%inclusion319 decks589 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.0%inclusion41 decks589 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Falkenrath Noble
54%inclusion317 decks589 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion307 decks589 decks
43%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
51%inclusion298 decks589 decks
49%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
48%inclusion284 decks589 decks
33%synergy
Carrion Feeder
47%inclusion278 decks589 decks
38%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
47%inclusion274 decks589 decks
38%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
46%inclusion273 decks589 decks
43%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
46%inclusion273 decks589 decks
36%synergy
Carrier Thrall
46%inclusion271 decks589 decks
44%synergy
Requiem Angel
44%inclusion259 decks589 decks
41%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
43%inclusion255 decks589 decks
42%synergy
Indebted Spirit
42%inclusion185 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Reveillark
39%inclusion231 decks589 decks
36%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
39%inclusion229 decks589 decks
32%synergy
Infestation Sage
39%inclusion83 decks214 decks
36%synergy
Tithe Taker
39%inclusion227 decks589 decks
36%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
38%inclusion223 decks589 decks
18%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
38%inclusion222 decks589 decks
36%synergy
Garrison Cat
37%inclusion215 decks589 decks
35%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
36%inclusion213 decks589 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion213 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
33%inclusion150 decks450 decks
23%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
32%inclusion189 decks589 decks
29%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
31%inclusion184 decks589 decks
23%synergy
Woe Strider
28%inclusion166 decks589 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Abomination
26%inclusion153 decks589 decks
24%synergy
Wriggling Grub
24%inclusion55 decks225 decks
23%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
24%inclusion141 decks589 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
22%inclusion132 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion131 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Crawling Chorus
22%inclusion129 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
22%inclusion127 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
20%inclusion118 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Sun Titan
19%inclusion113 decks589 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
18%inclusion91 decks515 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion55 decks322 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
17%inclusion86 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
16%inclusion95 decks589 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion95 decks589 decks
9%synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
15%inclusion90 decks589 decks
13%synergy
High-Society Hunter
15%inclusion34 decks223 decks
13%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
15%inclusion86 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion84 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Harvester of Souls
14%inclusion82 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Nested Shambler
13%inclusion77 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion75 decks589 decks
7%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
12%inclusion72 decks589 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
12%inclusion70 decks589 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion319 decks589 decks
-10%synergy
Mortify
53%inclusion313 decks589 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
52%inclusion309 decks589 decks
42%synergy
Despark
47%inclusion279 decks589 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
35%inclusion205 decks589 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion183 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
25%inclusion148 decks589 decks
21%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
25%inclusion146 decks589 decks
21%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion136 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion128 decks589 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion115 decks589 decks
-5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
16%inclusion97 decks589 decks
-24%synergy
Final Payment
14%inclusion85 decks589 decks
13%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion85 decks589 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
14%inclusion84 decks589 decks
12%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion58 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
12%inclusion73 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Altar's Reap
11%inclusion64 decks589 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion64 decks589 decks
-12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.8%inclusion52 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion51 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.5%inclusion50 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.3%inclusion49 decks589 decks
-6%synergy
Disenchant
7.6%inclusion45 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
7.1%inclusion42 decks589 decks
3%synergy
Body Count
6.8%inclusion40 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Dire Tactics
6.5%inclusion38 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.6%inclusion33 decks589 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
43%inclusion253 decks589 decks
34%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
40%inclusion235 decks589 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion168 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion157 decks589 decks
16%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
24%inclusion139 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion135 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Final Vengeance
15%inclusion44 decks294 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion87 decks589 decks
9%synergy
Martial Coup
15%inclusion87 decks589 decks
12%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
15%inclusion86 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Annihilating Glare
13%inclusion78 decks589 decks
12%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion76 decks589 decks
-20%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion75 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion73 decks589 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion70 decks589 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion59 decks589 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.2%inclusion54 decks589 decks
2%synergy
Fumigate
8.0%inclusion47 decks589 decks
0%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.8%inclusion46 decks589 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.6%inclusion45 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.6%inclusion45 decks589 decks
2%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
7.1%inclusion42 decks589 decks
7%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.1%inclusion42 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.8%inclusion40 decks589 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.5%inclusion38 decks589 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion13 decks222 decks
0%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.8%inclusion34 decks589 decks
3%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.6%inclusion21 decks376 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion227 decks589 decks
12%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
34%inclusion201 decks589 decks
31%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
24%inclusion139 decks589 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion119 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion119 decks589 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion92 decks589 decks
-10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
15%inclusion86 decks589 decks
12%synergy
Spawning Pit
12%inclusion73 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Oketra's Monument
10%inclusion58 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.1%inclusion48 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.8%inclusion15 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.8%inclusion34 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
5.1%inclusion30 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
5.1%inclusion30 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
43%inclusion253 decks589 decks
35%synergy
Field of Souls
40%inclusion235 decks589 decks
38%synergy
Open the Graves
38%inclusion223 decks589 decks
36%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
28%inclusion163 decks589 decks
24%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
24%inclusion143 decks589 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion122 decks589 decks
14%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion103 decks589 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
15%inclusion86 decks589 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion86 decks589 decks
-15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
13%inclusion74 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Martyr's Cause
12%inclusion70 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
11%inclusion42 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Dramatic Finale
10%inclusion57 decks589 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.8%inclusion52 decks589 decks
-12%synergy
Intangible Virtue
8.8%inclusion52 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.7%inclusion51 decks589 decks
-1%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
8.3%inclusion49 decks589 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.0%inclusion47 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
7.8%inclusion46 decks589 decks
7%synergy
Tolls of War
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.5%inclusion38 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Dark Privilege
6.3%inclusion37 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Martyr's Bond
6.3%inclusion37 decks589 decks
5%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
14%inclusion83 decks589 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion38 decks589 decks
0%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
5.9%inclusion35 decks589 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion168 decks589 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion112 decks589 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13%inclusion79 decks589 decks
-20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion77 decks589 decks
-10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion75 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion66 decks589 decks
8%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion58 decks589 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion56 decks589 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.8%inclusion46 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
7.6%inclusion45 decks589 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.8%inclusion34 decks589 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.4%inclusion32 decks589 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion470 decks589 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion462 decks589 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
77%inclusion453 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion260 decks589 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion253 decks589 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion198 decks589 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion101 decks589 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion98 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Marble Diamond
16%inclusion97 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Locket
16%inclusion94 decks589 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion74 decks589 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.8%inclusion46 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion37 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion30 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion587 decks589 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion586 decks589 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion484 decks589 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
65%inclusion382 decks589 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Silence
65%inclusion382 decks589 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Field
62%inclusion368 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
54%inclusion319 decks589 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
53%inclusion311 decks589 decks
-4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
51%inclusion299 decks589 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion268 decks589 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
38%inclusion223 decks589 decks
-28%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
37%inclusion218 decks589 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion201 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion165 decks589 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion137 decks589 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion118 decks589 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion107 decks589 decks
-5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
16%inclusion92 decks589 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion89 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion81 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion62 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
9.3%inclusion48 decks515 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
8.8%inclusion52 decks589 decks
-30%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.5%inclusion50 decks589 decks
1%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.8%inclusion40 decks589 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.6%inclusion39 decks589 decks
4%synergy