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
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Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
10%synergy
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8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
1.6%inclusion2 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Mornsong Aria
1.4%inclusion1 decks70 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion220 decks242 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
94%inclusion227 decks242 decks
71%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion211 decks242 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
79%inclusion192 decks242 decks
68%synergy
Skullclamp
92%inclusion222 decks242 decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion202 decks242 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
88%inclusion212 decks242 decks
62%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
69%inclusion166 decks242 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
76%inclusion185 decks242 decks
60%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion162 decks242 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
87%inclusion211 decks242 decks
56%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
79%inclusion192 decks242 decks
44%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion184 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion182 decks242 decks
55%synergy
Diabolic Intent
66%inclusion159 decks242 decks
56%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
65%inclusion157 decks242 decks
56%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
64%inclusion156 decks242 decks
54%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
64%inclusion156 decks242 decks
47%synergy
Carrion Feeder
61%inclusion147 decks242 decks
52%synergy
Warren Soultrader
60%inclusion146 decks242 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion161 decks242 decks
44%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion155 decks242 decks
48%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion134 decks242 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion130 decks242 decks
42%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion109 decks242 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
43%inclusion103 decks242 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion80 decks242 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion80 decks242 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
28%inclusion67 decks242 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
60%inclusion144 decks242 decks
50%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
59%inclusion143 decks242 decks
51%synergy
Doomed Traveler
56%inclusion136 decks242 decks
50%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion125 decks242 decks
45%synergy
Ophiomancer
49%inclusion119 decks242 decks
42%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
47%inclusion114 decks242 decks
39%synergy
Esper Sentinel
47%inclusion114 decks242 decks
29%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
47%inclusion113 decks242 decks
37%synergy
Midnight Reaper
44%inclusion106 decks242 decks
37%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
36%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
43%inclusion103 decks242 decks
35%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion91 decks242 decks
25%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
37%inclusion89 decks242 decks
27%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
36%inclusion88 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
36%inclusion86 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion78 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Hunted Witness
32%inclusion77 decks242 decks
28%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
31%inclusion76 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
31%inclusion74 decks242 decks
28%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
30%inclusion73 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25%inclusion61 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Indebted Spirit
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
24%inclusion57 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Voice of Victory
22%inclusion50 decks223 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion51 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion49 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Woe Strider
20%inclusion48 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Reveillark
19%inclusion47 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Tithe Taker
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Nether Traitor
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Karmic Guide
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion44 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion40 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion38 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
15%inclusion36 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Nested Shambler
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
14%inclusion31 decks223 decks
12%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
14%inclusion33 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion144 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion137 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion115 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion91 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion90 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion72 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion60 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion50 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion36 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion26 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion25 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion25 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Silence
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.3%inclusion20 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Utter End
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion98 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion93 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion86 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion78 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion64 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion62 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion40 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
14%inclusion33 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion25 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion25 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
-11%synergy
Unearth
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
-12%synergy
Wrath of God
5.4%inclusion13 decks242 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
-7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
2%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
-18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
53%inclusion128 decks242 decks
44%synergy
Black Market Connections
48%inclusion115 decks242 decks
26%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
39%inclusion95 decks242 decks
33%synergy
Bitterblossom
39%inclusion95 decks242 decks
32%synergy
Anointed Procession
32%inclusion77 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
27%inclusion66 decks241 decks
23%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion41 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion35 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion34 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion29 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Martyr's Cause
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
1%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
-12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion105 decks242 decks
37%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion41 decks223 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.3%inclusion20 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
51%inclusion124 decks242 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion119 decks242 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion114 decks242 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion79 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion77 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion69 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
23%inclusion56 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion47 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion46 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
-16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion35 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion24 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.3%inclusion20 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.8%inclusion14 decks242 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion236 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion219 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion163 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion117 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion32 decks242 decks
-11%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion31 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion17 decks242 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion237 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion237 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion232 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion215 decks242 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
86%inclusion207 decks242 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion200 decks242 decks
26%synergy
Vault of Champions
75%inclusion182 decks242 decks
35%synergy
Marsh Flats
69%inclusion168 decks242 decks
40%synergy
Fetid Heath
60%inclusion146 decks242 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
60%inclusion145 decks242 decks
33%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
59%inclusion143 decks242 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion126 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion110 decks242 decks
23%synergy
Silent Clearing
43%inclusion104 decks242 decks
28%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion91 decks239 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion86 decks242 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion73 decks242 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
-14%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion66 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion64 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion63 decks242 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion55 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion53 decks242 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion50 decks242 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion50 decks242 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion48 decks242 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion45 decks242 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion43 decks242 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion42 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion40 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion30 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion27 decks242 decks
-13%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion26 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion22 decks242 decks
-12%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.7%inclusion21 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.4%inclusion18 decks242 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.6%inclusion16 decks242 decks
3%synergy