Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Expensive Core Tokens

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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
Super Shredder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Skullclamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
73%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Grim Haruspex
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Deadly Dispute
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Wriggling Grub
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Hunted Witness
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Carrion Feeder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Doomed Traveler
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Indebted Spirit
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Garrison Cat
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Market Gnome
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Infestation Sage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Shambling Ghast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Reaper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Ophiomancer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Cathar Commando
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Crawling Chorus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Ocelot Pride
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Nested Shambler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Agent Venom
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Curious Farm Animals
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reveillark
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Afterlife Insurance
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Clever Concealment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Secure the Wastes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Brought Back
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Desperate Measures
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Soul Partition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Pile On
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Cauldron Haze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Tithe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Mardu
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grand Crescendo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Season of Loss
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Scout for Survivors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Patch Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Abandon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Vindicate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Past
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
March of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Machinations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
The Golden Throne
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Oketra's Monument
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
The Masamune
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Anointed Procession
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Martyr's Cause
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Dark Privilege
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Blight Mound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Smile at Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Elspeth Tirel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
54%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Kor Haven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Great Arashin City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Vault of Champions
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Silent Clearing
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ballroom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy