Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Control

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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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Zulaport Cutthroat
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Grave Pact
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Skullclamp
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Grim Haruspex
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
44%synergy
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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Viscera Seer
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Diabolic Intent
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Protection
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Ophiomancer
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Carrion Feeder
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Doomed Traveler
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Midnight Reaper
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Warren Soultrader
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Hunted Witness
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Reveillark
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Requiem Angel
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Tithe Taker
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Garrison Cat
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Hardened Tactician
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Indebted Spirit
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Cathar Commando
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Despark
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Body Count
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Return to Dust
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Get Lost
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Silence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Unwanted Remake
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Vindicate
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
By Invitation Only
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Masamune
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Anointed Procession
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Bitterblossom
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Dark Prophecy
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Land Tax
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Divine Visitation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Martyr's Cause
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Hour of Victory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Web Up
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Muster the Departed
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
0%synergy
High Market
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-24%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Champions
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Silent Clearing
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Starting Town
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy