Teysa Karlov (Commander) - Budget 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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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
78%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Blood Artist
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Skullclamp
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Grim Haruspex
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Midnight Reaper
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Doomed Traveler
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Farewell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Ministrant of Obligation
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Woe Strider
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Reveillark
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Ophiomancer
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Requiem Angel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Infestation Sage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sun Titan
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Karmic Guide
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Hunted Witness
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Indebted Spirit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Suture Priest
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Vanishing Verse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Return to Dust
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Helping Hand
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Split Up
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Day of Judgment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nim Deathmantle
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Oketra's Monument
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
The Masamune
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Blasting Station
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Dark Prophecy
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Martyr's Bond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Field of Souls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Anointed Procession
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Martyr's Cause
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Blight Mound
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Open the Graves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
6%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Locket
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Starting Town
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy