Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Bitterbloom Bearer
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Diviner
1.4%inclusion2 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Mornsong Aria
1.3%inclusion2 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
0.9%inclusion3 decks330 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
90%inclusion642 decks717 decks
73%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
91%inclusion656 decks717 decks
69%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
84%inclusion599 decks717 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
75%inclusion535 decks717 decks
63%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
86%inclusion618 decks717 decks
60%synergy
Skullclamp
87%inclusion623 decks717 decks
60%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion565 decks717 decks
58%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
65%inclusion468 decks717 decks
57%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
63%inclusion455 decks717 decks
56%synergy
Blood Artist
87%inclusion622 decks717 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
80%inclusion572 decks717 decks
45%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion539 decks717 decks
55%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion522 decks717 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
72%inclusion514 decks717 decks
54%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
64%inclusion459 decks717 decks
55%synergy
Diabolic Intent
61%inclusion434 decks717 decks
51%synergy
Warren Soultrader
58%inclusion413 decks716 decks
48%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
58%inclusion413 decks717 decks
47%synergy
Grave Pact
56%inclusion403 decks717 decks
47%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
55%inclusion396 decks717 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
65%inclusion463 decks717 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion458 decks717 decks
48%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion405 decks717 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion384 decks717 decks
42%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
47%inclusion334 decks717 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Protection
43%inclusion305 decks717 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion200 decks717 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion179 decks717 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion177 decks717 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion141 decks717 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
54%inclusion387 decks717 decks
45%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion376 decks717 decks
43%synergy
Doomed Traveler
50%inclusion360 decks717 decks
44%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
49%inclusion352 decks717 decks
41%synergy
Ophiomancer
48%inclusion341 decks717 decks
40%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
47%inclusion334 decks717 decks
39%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
45%inclusion320 decks716 decks
35%synergy
Esper Sentinel
43%inclusion308 decks717 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Reaper
42%inclusion302 decks717 decks
35%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
40%inclusion288 decks717 decks
33%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
40%inclusion218 decks551 decks
33%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
38%inclusion274 decks717 decks
29%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
37%inclusion268 decks717 decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
37%inclusion268 decks717 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion255 decks717 decks
27%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
36%inclusion255 decks717 decks
32%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
34%inclusion245 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion237 decks717 decks
22%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
31%inclusion222 decks717 decks
23%synergy
Hunted Witness
30%inclusion212 decks717 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion192 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion192 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
26%inclusion187 decks717 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
25%inclusion181 decks716 decks
13%synergy
Gravecrawler
24%inclusion169 decks717 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
23%inclusion106 decks455 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion165 decks717 decks
20%synergy
Indebted Spirit
20%inclusion145 decks716 decks
17%synergy
Tithe Taker
19%inclusion139 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion136 decks717 decks
7%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion129 decks712 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion127 decks716 decks
6%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion126 decks717 decks
13%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion108 decks642 decks
11%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion120 decks717 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion119 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
16%inclusion118 decks717 decks
-3%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
16%inclusion118 decks717 decks
14%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
15%inclusion110 decks717 decks
13%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
15%inclusion109 decks717 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion108 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Reveillark
15%inclusion107 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion106 decks714 decks
9%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
14%inclusion102 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
14%inclusion101 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Karmic Guide
14%inclusion100 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Wriggling Grub
13%inclusion95 decks712 decks
12%synergy
Nether Traitor
13%inclusion95 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion95 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Requiem Angel
13%inclusion94 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
54%inclusion390 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
54%inclusion389 decks717 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion357 decks717 decks
26%synergy
Village Rites
40%inclusion289 decks717 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion274 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
31%inclusion219 decks717 decks
13%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion165 decks717 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion158 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion153 decks717 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion135 decks716 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
18%inclusion131 decks717 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion121 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion113 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion111 decks717 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion106 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion98 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion96 decks717 decks
-9%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion82 decks717 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion78 decks716 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion74 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
9.3%inclusion67 decks717 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.8%inclusion63 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Silence
7.5%inclusion54 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.4%inclusion53 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
7.0%inclusion50 decks717 decks
-6%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
6.3%inclusion45 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion44 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.4%inclusion39 decks716 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.4%inclusion39 decks717 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.4%inclusion39 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.3%inclusion38 decks717 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
40%inclusion287 decks717 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion287 decks717 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion270 decks717 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion249 decks717 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion155 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion151 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion117 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
14%inclusion99 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion96 decks712 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion94 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion87 decks717 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion75 decks717 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion72 decks717 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.3%inclusion67 decks717 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.2%inclusion66 decks717 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion61 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
8.4%inclusion60 decks717 decks
-10%synergy
Farewell
8.4%inclusion60 decks717 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion58 decks717 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion55 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
6.7%inclusion48 decks717 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
6.0%inclusion43 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.9%inclusion42 decks717 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.4%inclusion39 decks717 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.3%inclusion38 decks717 decks
-2%synergy
Increasing Devotion
5.0%inclusion36 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion154 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion126 decks717 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion80 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion73 decks717 decks
-15%synergy
Oketra's Monument
8.8%inclusion63 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
8.8%inclusion63 decks717 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.4%inclusion53 decks717 decks
5%synergy
The Masamune
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.0%inclusion36 decks717 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
42%inclusion298 decks717 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion278 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion272 decks717 decks
30%synergy
Anointed Procession
36%inclusion256 decks717 decks
27%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
30%inclusion211 decks713 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion186 decks717 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion154 decks717 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion154 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
20%inclusion144 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion139 decks717 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion97 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion93 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
12%inclusion86 decks717 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.5%inclusion68 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.0%inclusion57 decks716 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.9%inclusion57 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.3%inclusion52 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Divine Visitation
6.8%inclusion49 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Court of Grace
6.3%inclusion45 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
6.1%inclusion44 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion42 decks717 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Souls
5.7%inclusion41 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Martyr's Cause
5.7%inclusion41 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.7%inclusion41 decks717 decks
-13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.6%inclusion40 decks717 decks
-10%synergy
Life Insurance
5.4%inclusion39 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion309 decks717 decks
36%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion117 decks642 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion83 decks717 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
69%inclusion496 decks717 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion347 decks717 decks
28%synergy
High Market
47%inclusion334 decks717 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion331 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion245 decks717 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion223 decks717 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion179 decks717 decks
13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
21%inclusion147 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18%inclusion127 decks717 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion124 decks717 decks
-16%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion119 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion104 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion91 decks717 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion78 decks716 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion77 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion54 decks526 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion55 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.4%inclusion34 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion51 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion40 decks717 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion39 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
5.3%inclusion38 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.2%inclusion37 decks717 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion695 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion630 decks717 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62%inclusion445 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion368 decks717 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion109 decks717 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion91 decks717 decks
-12%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion84 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion72 decks717 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion39 decks429 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion47 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion45 decks717 decks
-10%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.7%inclusion41 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
5.0%inclusion36 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion700 decks717 decks
0%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion698 decks717 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion686 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
84%inclusion605 decks717 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
80%inclusion572 decks717 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
78%inclusion557 decks717 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
69%inclusion493 decks717 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
63%inclusion453 decks717 decks
33%synergy
Fetid Heath
58%inclusion419 decks717 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
56%inclusion398 decks717 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
54%inclusion388 decks717 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion382 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion274 decks717 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion258 decks717 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion251 decks717 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion234 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion232 decks717 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion220 decks717 decks
-10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion210 decks717 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
25%inclusion181 decks717 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion164 decks717 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion155 decks717 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion153 decks717 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion135 decks716 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion135 decks717 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion133 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion127 decks716 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion126 decks717 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion121 decks717 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion115 decks717 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion112 decks717 decks
-8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion108 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion107 decks717 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion95 decks717 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion88 decks716 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion83 decks717 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion75 decks716 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion72 decks717 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion71 decks717 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion70 decks717 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion69 decks717 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.9%inclusion64 decks717 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.9%inclusion57 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion55 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.7%inclusion48 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.0%inclusion43 decks716 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
5.9%inclusion42 decks717 decks
-5%synergy