Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

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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Emeritus of Woe
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Turbulent Moor
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Erode
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion272 decks298 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
93%inclusion277 decks298 decks
71%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
87%inclusion259 decks298 decks
69%synergy
Skullclamp
93%inclusion277 decks298 decks
66%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
77%inclusion229 decks298 decks
66%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
88%inclusion263 decks298 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
83%inclusion248 decks298 decks
64%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
67%inclusion200 decks298 decks
61%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
68%inclusion204 decks298 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
76%inclusion227 decks298 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
87%inclusion260 decks298 decks
57%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
80%inclusion238 decks298 decks
46%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
77%inclusion228 decks298 decks
58%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion226 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion203 decks298 decks
60%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
67%inclusion199 decks298 decks
49%synergy
Warren Soultrader
64%inclusion190 decks298 decks
54%synergy
Diabolic Intent
63%inclusion187 decks298 decks
53%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
62%inclusion185 decks298 decks
52%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion180 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
63%inclusion189 decks298 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion185 decks298 decks
47%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion165 decks298 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion156 decks298 decks
41%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion133 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
41%inclusion123 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion103 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion97 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion92 decks298 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion57 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion175 decks298 decks
50%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
58%inclusion174 decks298 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
57%inclusion171 decks298 decks
49%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
54%inclusion160 decks298 decks
47%synergy
Doomed Traveler
52%inclusion156 decks298 decks
46%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
49%inclusion145 decks298 decks
39%synergy
Ophiomancer
47%inclusion140 decks298 decks
38%synergy
Esper Sentinel
47%inclusion139 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
46%inclusion119 decks260 decks
39%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
45%inclusion134 decks298 decks
38%synergy
Midnight Reaper
43%inclusion128 decks298 decks
37%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
40%inclusion120 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
37%inclusion110 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
34%inclusion102 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
34%inclusion102 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
34%inclusion101 decks298 decks
30%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
33%inclusion99 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Hunted Witness
32%inclusion95 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion94 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Indebted Spirit
27%inclusion79 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion61 decks239 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
24%inclusion73 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion70 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
23%inclusion68 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion64 decks282 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Infestation Sage
20%inclusion59 decks296 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion59 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Reveillark
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion52 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Tithe Taker
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion50 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
16%inclusion48 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Karmic Guide
16%inclusion48 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
16%inclusion32 decks204 decks
10%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Wriggling Grub
13%inclusion39 decks296 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
53%inclusion159 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion152 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion117 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion103 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion87 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion81 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion70 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
23%inclusion69 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
21%inclusion64 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion60 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
-12%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Silence
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Continue?
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion122 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion114 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion108 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion79 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion71 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion41 decks296 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Unearth
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-12%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion54 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
-16%synergy
Oketra's Monument
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
56%inclusion166 decks298 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion132 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Bitterblossom
39%inclusion116 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
36%inclusion108 decks298 decks
30%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
30%inclusion90 decks297 decks
26%synergy
Anointed Procession
30%inclusion90 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Dark Prophecy
24%inclusion72 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Exquisite Blood
18%inclusion54 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion54 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Martyr's Cause
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Field of Souls
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-12%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Court of Grace
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion128 decks298 decks
37%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion44 decks282 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
53%inclusion158 decks298 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion142 decks298 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion135 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion86 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion57 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion54 decks298 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion30 decks254 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion15 decks239 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion291 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion267 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
68%inclusion203 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
47%inclusion139 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion289 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion289 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion285 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion261 decks298 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion248 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion238 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Champions
70%inclusion209 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion201 decks298 decks
38%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
60%inclusion180 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
59%inclusion176 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
59%inclusion175 decks298 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion152 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
44%inclusion131 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Silent Clearing
42%inclusion124 decks298 decks
27%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
40%inclusion117 decks295 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion111 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion88 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion83 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion82 decks298 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion81 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion81 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion77 decks298 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion71 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion68 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion64 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion60 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion52 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Starting Town
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
4%synergy