Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Lifedrain

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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
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.5%inclusion3 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Emptiness
2.3%inclusion2 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Adept Watershaper
2.2%inclusion1 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion175 decks203 decks
64%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
79%inclusion161 decks203 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
87%inclusion177 decks203 decks
61%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
75%inclusion152 decks203 decks
59%synergy
Blood Artist
89%inclusion180 decks203 decks
58%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
76%inclusion155 decks203 decks
57%synergy
Skullclamp
84%inclusion171 decks203 decks
57%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
63%inclusion128 decks203 decks
54%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion148 decks203 decks
53%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
83%inclusion168 decks203 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion139 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion135 decks203 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion115 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
55%inclusion111 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
53%inclusion108 decks203 decks
44%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
51%inclusion104 decks203 decks
43%synergy
Doomed Traveler
50%inclusion102 decks203 decks
44%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
50%inclusion101 decks203 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Dispute
49%inclusion100 decks203 decks
28%synergy
Grim Haruspex
49%inclusion100 decks203 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion66 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Tithe
32%inclusion65 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
48%inclusion97 decks203 decks
40%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
47%inclusion95 decks203 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Reaper
47%inclusion95 decks203 decks
40%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion86 decks191 decks
36%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
43%inclusion88 decks203 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion87 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Ophiomancer
41%inclusion83 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
41%inclusion83 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
40%inclusion82 decks203 decks
32%synergy
Carrion Feeder
40%inclusion81 decks203 decks
31%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
38%inclusion77 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
37%inclusion76 decks203 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion75 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
37%inclusion75 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Hunted Witness
36%inclusion74 decks203 decks
33%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
35%inclusion67 decks191 decks
25%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
34%inclusion66 decks197 decks
22%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
32%inclusion64 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion60 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
29%inclusion58 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Tithe Taker
29%inclusion58 decks203 decks
26%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Indebted Spirit
22%inclusion41 decks190 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion42 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
18%inclusion33 decks179 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Requiem Angel
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion34 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Corpse Knight
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Carrier Thrall
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Reveillark
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
44%inclusion90 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion61 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion59 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
29%inclusion58 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
-5%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Body Count
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Grand Crescendo
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
43%inclusion87 decks203 decks
25%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion82 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
34%inclusion70 decks203 decks
25%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-10%synergy
Fumigate
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Martial Coup
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Increasing Devotion
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Revival // Revenge
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
41%inclusion84 decks203 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
-13%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
41%inclusion83 decks203 decks
32%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
35%inclusion71 decks203 decks
24%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
31%inclusion63 decks203 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion62 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
28%inclusion57 decks203 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
27%inclusion54 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
25%inclusion44 decks176 decks
21%synergy
Anointed Procession
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Dark Prophecy
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion34 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Divine Visitation
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
-9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Field of Souls
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Court of Grace
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
40%inclusion81 decks203 decks
33%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion98 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
48%inclusion98 decks203 decks
32%synergy
High Market
44%inclusion90 decks203 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion55 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion37 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion179 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion174 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion121 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion102 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion35 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion201 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion198 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion185 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
82%inclusion166 decks203 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
70%inclusion143 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion127 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Field
62%inclusion125 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion105 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion100 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
46%inclusion93 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion90 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
43%inclusion88 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion85 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
41%inclusion84 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion68 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
32%inclusion65 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion44 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion41 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
19%inclusion39 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion30 decks203 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion28 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion15 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.3%inclusion10 decks190 decks
3%synergy