Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Super Shredder
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion173 decks198 decks
65%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
79%inclusion156 decks198 decks
63%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
80%inclusion159 decks198 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
85%inclusion169 decks198 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion148 decks198 decks
58%synergy
Skullclamp
85%inclusion168 decks198 decks
58%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
66%inclusion131 decks198 decks
57%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion149 decks198 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
68%inclusion134 decks198 decks
56%synergy
Grim Haruspex
66%inclusion130 decks198 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
81%inclusion160 decks198 decks
50%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
78%inclusion154 decks198 decks
43%synergy
Viscera Seer
71%inclusion140 decks198 decks
49%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
69%inclusion137 decks198 decks
51%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion129 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
63%inclusion125 decks198 decks
56%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
62%inclusion122 decks198 decks
51%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
56%inclusion111 decks198 decks
48%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
55%inclusion108 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
52%inclusion103 decks198 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Warren Soultrader
51%inclusion94 decks183 decks
42%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
49%inclusion98 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Doomed Traveler
47%inclusion93 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
46%inclusion92 decks198 decks
38%synergy
Ophiomancer
46%inclusion91 decks198 decks
39%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
46%inclusion91 decks198 decks
29%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
45%inclusion89 decks198 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion86 decks198 decks
35%synergy
Carrion Feeder
43%inclusion86 decks198 decks
34%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
40%inclusion79 decks198 decks
36%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
40%inclusion73 decks183 decks
30%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
39%inclusion78 decks198 decks
35%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
37%inclusion74 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion73 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
35%inclusion70 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
34%inclusion68 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion67 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
33%inclusion65 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
31%inclusion62 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion60 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
30%inclusion59 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion58 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Hunted Witness
29%inclusion57 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
28%inclusion55 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Esper Sentinel
26%inclusion52 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
26%inclusion52 decks198 decks
23%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
26%inclusion51 decks198 decks
23%synergy
Indebted Spirit
25%inclusion46 decks183 decks
22%synergy
Wriggling Grub
24%inclusion38 decks157 decks
23%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion45 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion41 decks183 decks
11%synergy
Tithe Taker
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
20%inclusion39 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion38 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Requiem Angel
18%inclusion36 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Bloodghast
18%inclusion36 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
18%inclusion36 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Timeline Culler
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Reveillark
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion34 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Abomination
16%inclusion32 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
16%inclusion32 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Cathar Commando
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Vindictive Lich
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Garrison Cat
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
45%inclusion90 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion89 decks198 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion84 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
39%inclusion78 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion61 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
26%inclusion51 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion39 decks183 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
-8%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion25 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion21 decks183 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Brought Back
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
-1%synergy
Body Count
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-8%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
37%inclusion74 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion68 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
30%inclusion59 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
30%inclusion59 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion52 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion50 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Season of Loss
12%inclusion21 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
-7%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.0%inclusion10 decks166 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Past
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion43 decks198 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion37 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
7%synergy
The Golden Throne
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
11%synergy
The Masamune
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
-15%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
-7%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
52%inclusion103 decks198 decks
43%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
41%inclusion81 decks198 decks
34%synergy
Anointed Procession
39%inclusion78 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Bitterblossom
34%inclusion68 decks198 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion59 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion57 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Dark Prophecy
26%inclusion51 decks198 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
-9%synergy
Blight Mound
16%inclusion31 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Martyr's Cause
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion25 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion22 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
Field of Souls
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Divine Visitation
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Illicit Masquerade
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-13%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Smile at Death
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
48%inclusion95 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
21%inclusion23 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
53%inclusion104 decks198 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion100 decks198 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion94 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion65 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion63 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion60 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
30%inclusion59 decks198 decks
22%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion48 decks198 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
21%inclusion42 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion32 decks183 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion164 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion150 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion100 decks198 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion97 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
18%inclusion36 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion196 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion194 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion180 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
90%inclusion178 decks198 decks
40%synergy
Isolated Chapel
81%inclusion160 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Vault of Champions
73%inclusion144 decks198 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
68%inclusion135 decks198 decks
38%synergy
Caves of Koilos
65%inclusion128 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
59%inclusion116 decks198 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion112 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
48%inclusion95 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
45%inclusion89 decks198 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
41%inclusion82 decks198 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion81 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion77 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion50 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
37%inclusion74 decks198 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion71 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
31%inclusion61 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion61 decks198 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
30%inclusion59 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Silent Clearing
29%inclusion58 decks198 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion41 decks183 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion39 decks183 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion41 decks198 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
-10%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion27 decks194 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion21 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion18 decks183 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.6%inclusion17 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.1%inclusion13 decks183 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.6%inclusion13 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
4%synergy