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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Pitiless Plunderer
91%inclusion279 decks305 decks
75%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
93%inclusion285 decks305 decks
72%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
86%inclusion263 decks305 decks
68%synergy
Skullclamp
93%inclusion283 decks305 decks
66%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
77%inclusion234 decks305 decks
66%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
89%inclusion270 decks305 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion255 decks305 decks
64%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
67%inclusion204 decks305 decks
60%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
69%inclusion209 decks305 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
76%inclusion232 decks305 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
87%inclusion265 decks305 decks
57%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
80%inclusion244 decks305 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion234 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion232 decks305 decks
57%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
68%inclusion206 decks305 decks
59%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
68%inclusion206 decks305 decks
50%synergy
Warren Soultrader
65%inclusion197 decks305 decks
55%synergy
Diabolic Intent
63%inclusion192 decks305 decks
53%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
62%inclusion189 decks305 decks
52%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion182 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
65%inclusion199 decks305 decks
44%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion189 decks305 decks
47%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion170 decks305 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion164 decks305 decks
43%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion136 decks305 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion127 decks305 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion104 decks305 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion99 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion95 decks305 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion59 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
59%inclusion180 decks305 decks
50%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
57%inclusion175 decks305 decks
49%synergy
Grim Haruspex
57%inclusion174 decks305 decks
49%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
53%inclusion163 decks305 decks
47%synergy
Doomed Traveler
51%inclusion155 decks305 decks
45%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
49%inclusion150 decks305 decks
40%synergy
Ophiomancer
47%inclusion144 decks305 decks
38%synergy
Esper Sentinel
47%inclusion142 decks305 decks
29%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
46%inclusion122 decks267 decks
39%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
45%inclusion137 decks305 decks
38%synergy
Midnight Reaper
43%inclusion132 decks305 decks
37%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
41%inclusion125 decks305 decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
37%inclusion114 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
35%inclusion107 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
34%inclusion104 decks305 decks
31%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
33%inclusion102 decks305 decks
30%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
33%inclusion102 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
32%inclusion97 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion95 decks305 decks
23%synergy
Hunted Witness
30%inclusion92 decks305 decks
27%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
27%inclusion81 decks305 decks
24%synergy
Gravecrawler
26%inclusion80 decks305 decks
23%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25%inclusion77 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion62 decks246 decks
17%synergy
Indebted Spirit
25%inclusion76 decks305 decks
22%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
24%inclusion73 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
23%inclusion70 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
23%inclusion70 decks305 decks
20%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion68 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
21%inclusion64 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion63 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion60 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Infestation Sage
19%inclusion57 decks303 decks
16%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion57 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion54 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Reveillark
17%inclusion53 decks305 decks
15%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion53 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
17%inclusion51 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
16%inclusion50 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Karmic Guide
16%inclusion50 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Tithe Taker
16%inclusion50 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
16%inclusion48 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Grand Abolisher
16%inclusion48 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
15%inclusion47 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
14%inclusion44 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Wriggling Grub
13%inclusion40 decks303 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
54%inclusion164 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion157 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion119 decks305 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion108 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion91 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion83 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion74 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
23%inclusion70 decks305 decks
17%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
21%inclusion64 decks305 decks
17%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion64 decks305 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion61 decks305 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion60 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion46 decks305 decks
-7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion42 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion41 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion37 decks305 decks
-8%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion33 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
-12%synergy
Erode
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Silence
9.2%inclusion28 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
8.5%inclusion26 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
3%synergy
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7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
6.6%inclusion20 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion129 decks305 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion120 decks305 decks
23%synergy
Damn
37%inclusion113 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion109 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion80 decks305 decks
23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion74 decks305 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion47 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion42 decks303 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion39 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion36 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion34 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion31 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.2%inclusion28 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
8.5%inclusion26 decks305 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.5%inclusion26 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
-10%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion53 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion43 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion37 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
-15%synergy
Oketra's Monument
6.6%inclusion20 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.6%inclusion20 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
55%inclusion168 decks305 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion136 decks305 decks
23%synergy
Bitterblossom
39%inclusion118 decks305 decks
31%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
36%inclusion110 decks305 decks
30%synergy
Anointed Procession
31%inclusion94 decks305 decks
22%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
29%inclusion89 decks304 decks
25%synergy
Dark Prophecy
23%inclusion71 decks305 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion57 decks305 decks
-10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
18%inclusion54 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion44 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion41 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion34 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion34 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Martyr's Cause
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Field of Souls
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Court of Grace
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
44%inclusion133 decks305 decks
37%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.2%inclusion25 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
53%inclusion161 decks305 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion145 decks305 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion142 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion90 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion90 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion89 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion63 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion60 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion59 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion55 decks305 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion39 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion31 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion34 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.2%inclusion25 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.5%inclusion16 decks246 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion298 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion273 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
69%inclusion210 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion145 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion48 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion41 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion39 decks305 decks
-10%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion296 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion296 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion291 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion266 decks305 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Chapel
84%inclusion256 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion243 decks305 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Champions
71%inclusion216 decks305 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
68%inclusion206 decks305 decks
38%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
62%inclusion188 decks305 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Heath
58%inclusion178 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
58%inclusion176 decks305 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion154 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
44%inclusion134 decks305 decks
21%synergy
Silent Clearing
41%inclusion126 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
39%inclusion117 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion111 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion92 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion86 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Scrubland
28%inclusion85 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion85 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion83 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion80 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion74 decks305 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion71 decks305 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
22%inclusion67 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion67 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion63 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion63 decks305 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion60 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Turbulent Moor
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion55 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion55 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion49 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion42 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion37 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion36 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion36 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion33 decks305 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion31 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.5%inclusion26 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.9%inclusion24 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
5%synergy