Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

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Cooper Gottfried
Mar 23, 2026
The Top 40 Four-Mana Commanders
This list of the top 40 four-mana commanders is full of many of the best commanders out there. How many of these have you played against?
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7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
South Wind Avatar
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
4.5%inclusion3 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Ninja Teen
4.4%inclusion4 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Erode
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
92%inclusion239 decks260 decks
76%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
94%inclusion245 decks260 decks
72%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion227 decks260 decks
69%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
79%inclusion205 decks260 decks
67%synergy
Skullclamp
93%inclusion242 decks260 decks
66%synergy
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion217 decks260 decks
63%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
88%inclusion229 decks260 decks
63%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
68%inclusion177 decks260 decks
61%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion178 decks260 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion195 decks260 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
88%inclusion228 decks260 decks
57%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
81%inclusion211 decks260 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion198 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion197 decks260 decks
56%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
66%inclusion172 decks260 decks
48%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
66%inclusion171 decks260 decks
57%synergy
Diabolic Intent
63%inclusion165 decks260 decks
54%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
63%inclusion163 decks260 decks
52%synergy
Warren Soultrader
61%inclusion158 decks260 decks
52%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion157 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion174 decks260 decks
45%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion165 decks260 decks
48%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion149 decks260 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion138 decks260 decks
42%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion117 decks260 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion108 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion89 decks260 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion81 decks260 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
27%inclusion71 decks260 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion46 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
60%inclusion155 decks260 decks
51%synergy
Grim Haruspex
57%inclusion148 decks260 decks
48%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
57%inclusion147 decks260 decks
48%synergy
Doomed Traveler
55%inclusion143 decks260 decks
49%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion135 decks260 decks
45%synergy
Ophiomancer
48%inclusion126 decks260 decks
41%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
48%inclusion124 decks260 decks
38%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
47%inclusion122 decks260 decks
39%synergy
Esper Sentinel
47%inclusion121 decks260 decks
28%synergy
Midnight Reaper
43%inclusion111 decks260 decks
36%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
42%inclusion108 decks260 decks
34%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
41%inclusion90 decks217 decks
35%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion98 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
37%inclusion97 decks260 decks
33%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
37%inclusion96 decks260 decks
27%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
36%inclusion94 decks260 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion86 decks260 decks
25%synergy
Hunted Witness
32%inclusion84 decks260 decks
29%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
32%inclusion83 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
31%inclusion81 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
29%inclusion76 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Indebted Spirit
27%inclusion69 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
24%inclusion62 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion45 decks191 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion61 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion56 decks243 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion55 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion52 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Infestation Sage
19%inclusion48 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Tithe Taker
18%inclusion48 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Karmic Guide
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion45 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion45 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
16%inclusion25 decks153 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Garrison Cat
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
55%inclusion144 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion128 decks260 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion100 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion96 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Inkshield
28%inclusion74 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion66 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion66 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
23%inclusion59 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion52 decks260 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion51 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
-10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
-14%synergy
Entomb
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Silence
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Utter End
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion109 decks260 decks
25%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion100 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion90 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion90 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion68 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion65 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
-11%synergy
Wrath of God
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
-6%synergy
Austere Command
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
-12%synergy
Dread Return
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion48 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
-17%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
55%inclusion144 decks260 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion117 decks260 decks
23%synergy
Bitterblossom
40%inclusion105 decks260 decks
33%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
38%inclusion99 decks260 decks
32%synergy
Anointed Procession
32%inclusion84 decks260 decks
23%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
28%inclusion73 decks259 decks
24%synergy
Dark Prophecy
24%inclusion62 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion40 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Martyr's Cause
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Court of Grace
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Field of Souls
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
-13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
45%inclusion117 decks260 decks
39%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion44 decks243 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
53%inclusion138 decks260 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion122 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion119 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion78 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion77 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion72 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion55 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion46 decks260 decks
-16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Fountainport
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion253 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion236 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
68%inclusion176 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
49%inclusion128 decks260 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion44 decks260 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion35 decks260 decks
-10%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion253 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion253 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion250 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion228 decks260 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
85%inclusion221 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion215 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Vault of Champions
73%inclusion189 decks260 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
68%inclusion178 decks260 decks
39%synergy
Fetid Heath
61%inclusion158 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
60%inclusion155 decks260 decks
33%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
57%inclusion149 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion136 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion117 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Silent Clearing
43%inclusion112 decks260 decks
28%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion100 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion92 decks260 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion77 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27%inclusion71 decks260 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion71 decks260 decks
-12%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion67 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion66 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion65 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion55 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion55 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion51 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion51 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion48 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion46 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion44 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion31 decks260 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion31 decks260 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
3%synergy