Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

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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
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Emptiness
1.8%inclusion2 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
0.9%inclusion1 decks114 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion210 decks230 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
93%inclusion215 decks230 decks
71%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion201 decks230 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
80%inclusion183 decks230 decks
68%synergy
Skullclamp
92%inclusion211 decks230 decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion192 decks230 decks
62%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
68%inclusion157 decks230 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
87%inclusion200 decks230 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
76%inclusion175 decks230 decks
60%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
66%inclusion152 decks230 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
86%inclusion197 decks230 decks
54%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
78%inclusion180 decks230 decks
43%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion176 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion175 decks230 decks
56%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion149 decks230 decks
47%synergy
Diabolic Intent
64%inclusion148 decks230 decks
54%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
64%inclusion148 decks230 decks
54%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
63%inclusion146 decks230 decks
55%synergy
Warren Soultrader
62%inclusion142 decks230 decks
53%synergy
Carrion Feeder
61%inclusion140 decks230 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
65%inclusion150 decks230 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion145 decks230 decks
47%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion128 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
53%inclusion123 decks230 decks
42%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
46%inclusion106 decks230 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion96 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion76 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
60%inclusion138 decks230 decks
51%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
60%inclusion137 decks230 decks
51%synergy
Doomed Traveler
56%inclusion129 decks230 decks
50%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
54%inclusion124 decks230 decks
47%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
48%inclusion110 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Ophiomancer
47%inclusion109 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Esper Sentinel
47%inclusion109 decks230 decks
29%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
47%inclusion108 decks230 decks
37%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
44%inclusion80 decks183 decks
37%synergy
Midnight Reaper
43%inclusion99 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
42%inclusion96 decks230 decks
34%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
38%inclusion87 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
36%inclusion82 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
35%inclusion81 decks230 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
35%inclusion81 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Hunted Witness
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
31%inclusion71 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
31%inclusion71 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
30%inclusion68 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion39 decks156 decks
16%synergy
Indebted Spirit
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion54 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Voice of Victory
22%inclusion47 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Reveillark
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
20%inclusion46 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Tithe Taker
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Nether Traitor
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
16%inclusion37 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion37 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
16%inclusion37 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Wriggling Grub
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
59%inclusion136 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion125 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion110 decks230 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Dispute
37%inclusion84 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion82 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion68 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion60 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
-9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Silence
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion90 decks230 decks
22%synergy
Damn
39%inclusion89 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion80 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
-10%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
-12%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
-18%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
53%inclusion122 decks230 decks
44%synergy
Black Market Connections
49%inclusion112 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Bitterblossom
40%inclusion92 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
40%inclusion91 decks230 decks
33%synergy
Anointed Procession
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
29%inclusion66 decks229 decks
24%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion54 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
-12%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
-11%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Blight Mound
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Martyr's Cause
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Field of Souls
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
45%inclusion104 decks230 decks
39%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
52%inclusion119 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion112 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion108 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion74 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion47 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
-16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion224 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion210 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion154 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
49%inclusion112 decks230 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
-11%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion225 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion225 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion221 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion204 decks230 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
86%inclusion198 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
84%inclusion193 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Vault of Champions
76%inclusion174 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
69%inclusion158 decks230 decks
39%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
61%inclusion140 decks230 decks
34%synergy
Fetid Heath
61%inclusion140 decks230 decks
22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
60%inclusion138 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion119 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
46%inclusion106 decks230 decks
24%synergy
Silent Clearing
43%inclusion99 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion88 decks227 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion84 decks230 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion64 decks230 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion60 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion55 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion52 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
-12%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
4%synergy